In fact, one study suggests that coronavirus has the power to disable the immune cells that fight infections, which could allow the virus to essentially re-activate in certain patients.
This may help explain why South Korea has seen a series of coronavirus patients who have recovered from the disease once later testing positive for it again. So far, they have reported 141 cases like this, and experts are exploring a series of possible explanations, such as re-infection, relapse or inconsistent tests.
One of the reasons could be that the virus attacks T lymphocytes, immune cells that the body uses to identify infections and respond to them. The study, which was a collaboration between Chinese and American doctors, showed how coronavirus damages the cells in such a way that they can’t detect resurging levels of the same virus or the production of antibodies against it isn’t triggered...<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>....