We know SARS-CoV-2 can infect the brain.
So can measles, which occasionally causes SSPE - a progressive and invariably fatal brain disease, which typically becomes apparent years after measles infection. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subacute_…
So can measles, which occasionally causes SSPE - a progressive and invariably fatal brain disease, which typically becomes apparent years after measles infection. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subacute_…
About a century ago something - almost certainly virus - caused an epidemic of encephalitis lethargica. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephali…
How do we know that SARS-CoV-2 won't do something similar, possibly years after infection?
The answer is that we don't. It might do this.
How do we know that SARS-CoV-2 won't do something similar, possibly years after infection?
The answer is that we don't. It might do this.
That's one reason why I worry so much about the "children aren't at risk" messaging. It will be years before we will be able to say this with confidence.
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