Medical experts have warned that in more than 30 percent of patients suffering from covid-19, in addition to severe symptoms, a dangerous blood clot, known as thrombosis, develops, which increases the risk of dying, the BBC reports.
Severe inflammation of the lungs, as a natural response of the body to the coronavirus, can be the cause of the formation of blood clots.
Doctors around the world say that the number of cases of thrombosis in patients admitted to the hospital due to the corona virus has increased, much more than usual. Hundreds of micro clots were also observed in the lungs of some patients.
Patients around the world are facing various complications due to the corona virus, some of which are fatal, according to the BBC.
This virus has increased the number of cases of deep vein thrombosis, a blood clot usually found in the legs, which can be dangerous if part of the clot breaks off and travels to the lungs, blocking blood vessels.
The thrombus especially affects patients who are otherwise in serious condition and it is believed that more than half of the patients have developed a pulmonary embolism or thrombosis in the lungs.
Doctors have determined that the corona virus affects the development of so-called sticky blood in patients, which leads to thrombosis.
This change in the blood is the result of severe inflammation in the lungs, which is the body's natural response to the virus.
According to thrombosis experts, sticky blood has far wider repercussions than blood clots, leading to an increased rate of stroke and heart attack.
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