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Bob L's avatar

Dr. McMillan, this is off-topic, but I read yesterday about a study which found that mice with no adaptive immune system did not get sick from SAR-CoV-2 infection. I thought that might interest you if you haven't seen it yet: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/01/mice-without-immune-cells-show-no-sars-cov-2-symptoms

I'm glad you wrote something on the superspreaders. I've heard some claim that the superspreaders were a myth. It would be nice to know as much as possible about superspreaders and asymptomatic spread too. I have heard so many different opinions.

EDIT: On the asymptomatic spread issue, I believe Dr. Clare Craig was interviewed on Dr. Campbell's channel and claimed that asymptomatic spread was a myth.

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Dr Philip McMillan's avatar

Severe Covid needs a strong immune system to cause a cytokine storm.

Most have not researched asymptomatic spread so do not understand the science.

Found 47 papers looking into the topic.

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Sieglinde W. Alexander's avatar

Dr. McMillan, maybe this paper sheds another light on COVID.

Persistent complement dysregulation with signs of thromboinflammation in active Long Covid

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg7942

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Dietmar's avatar

This fits in with the early findings by Cynthia Magro, a dermatopathologist in the US. She found deposits of C5b-9 in the skin of Covid-9 patients. Really interesting!

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Sonja Vallotton-Plüss's avatar

Dr McMillan, can there be superspreaders for other illnesses, eg I am thinking of strep throat among school children in particular? Could this be the reason for children this winter not being able to clear the infection even after a course of antibiotics, going back into the same classroom and falling sick with the same infection again and again? I would be happy to hear your expert advice!

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