Gut Reactions: Microbes in the Digestive Tract Influence COVID Severity - Scientific American

Our resident bacteria help regulate the immune system and response to infections

June 24, 2021 5 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm Gut Reactions: Microbes in the Digestive Tract Influence COVID Severity Our resident bacteria help regulate the immune system and response to infections By Katrin Legg Illustration of microbiota of the human intestine. Christopher Burgstedt Getty Images One of the many issues that have flummoxed scientists researching COVID-19 is the nose-to-toes diversity of its symptoms, which extend well beyond the usual range of respiratory infections: from loss of smell to blood clots and stroke to limb pain and discolored COVID toes. One of the most com

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