People need to stop talking with *confidence* they'll be fine because they're young and not inmunocompromised They're trying to keep people from panicking but that's not an actual guarantee you'll be okay, you understand
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Do people remember the doctor who originally blew the whistle about the virus died of it And he was 34 years old and previously in good health
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The prognosis of the virus is a two-tier sorting thing The majority of the time the virus just comes and goes with "flu-like" symptoms Sometimes it becomes a severe illness that attacks the lungs (pneumonia) Your general health affects this process but doesn't determine it
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They don't know exactly why the virus causes an illness so much worse in just some patients but it's probably genetic (The theory is the relevant gene is on the X chromosome, which is why men are roughly twice as likely to die of COVID-19 as women)
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(Because if you have two X chromosomes you'd need to have the trait on both chromosomes to be vulnerable but if you have XY chromosomes you only have one X chromosome with no backup)
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Yes, especially since once medical professionals start getting sick the severity of the crisis cascades
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