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Re:Coronavirus could attack T lymphocytes like HIV [pdf] by jonplackett on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @06:33AM (#22864409)
If it does not replicate, does that mean it doesn't harm the cell it enters?
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Re:Coronavirus could attack T lymphocytes like HIV [pdf] by djmips on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @11:23PM (#22885720)
I also wondered that. Even if it doesn't replicate inside a T lymphocyte could it damage it thereby weakening the immune response as a side effect?
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Re:Coronavirus could attack T lymphocytes like HIV [pdf] by jonplackett on Thursday April 16, 2020 @04:29AM (#22887328)
To a complete layperson (myself) it seems that anything entering a cell it's not supposed to isn't going to help that cell out much. I would appreciate some expert commentary though if anyone has some!
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