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@Terry
I know I should have taken the time to find a better source, but I'm not really in the mood right now. Point is, there's something about covid19 in general that fucks with people's neurological system (this ain't exactly news either).
@alyx @Terry But how does it do it? Does the lack of oxygen do it? Sleep apnea is known to cause both neurological and psychological problems. It does this by lowering oxygen levels. Why wouldn't that be the case for this respiratory virus?
There is some word about bloodclots becoming dislodged in covid patients. That could be the cause.
"Scientists" want to leave the mechanism by which it causes these symptoms an open question. As far as the public knows, it's a lung and brain virus.
@TouchBalls69 @Terry
It's none of those. The virus literally likes to attach itself and attack the cells of the nervous system. Even the losing taste/smell is a consequence of this, and not because of stuffy nose like with a cold.
Maybe the mainstream media is bad at providing this info, but it is out there. Not really an "open question".
@alyx @Terry I highly doubt that it's a virus that attacks the nervous system as such. The nerves that connect the nose to the brain are embedded in tissues that are attacked by the virus. Once those tissues become compromised, the nerves will be somewhat exposed and will suffer.
If It attacks cells in the nervous system, we'd see a much wider variety of symptoms. We'd see paralysis, numbness, loss of balance etc.
@TouchBalls69 @Terry
Maybe you didn't notice, but there's been reports of such nervous system symptoms from the start.
https://news.yahoo.com/fizzing-tingling-burning-among-coronavirus-181900855.html
These guys even list dizziness as a less common symptom.
https://www.emedicinehealth.com/does_covid-19_cause_paresthesia/article_em.htm
They are rare indeed, but that doesn't mean they should be ignored.
@TouchBalls69 @Terry
I can easily parse out hypoxia, because severe cases will end up intubated in the hospital and be given extra oxygen precisely to prevent hypoxia.
@alyx @Terry Symptoms. I don't see how you can parse out the hypoxia element so easily.
Downstream from respiratory failure is hypoxia. Hypoxia can cause all tissues to die. This is at least 10x more likely than a virus with a spike protein that can infect both respiratory cells and glial cells.