I've been saying this since Mar 2020, when COVID caused lymphocytopenia in the first month of my infection. Once I was finally able to get a lymphocytes subsets panel in Dec 2020, I shared my knowledge but couldn't find an audience who'd listen. No one wanted to believe
I’m sure everyone has seen it by now, but I suspect there is a lot of confusion about the paper and the information presented. This thread hopefully clears things up a bit.
Excellent explanation of mechanism discussed in recent SarsCov2 causing AIDS paper.
“So, to recap: Researchers identified two genotypes of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein that are able to use CD147 on host lymphocytes to infect those cells, and explain how that could contribute to immune deficiency and viral persistence (by citing independent research).”
I've had lymphocytopenia from COVID since March 2020. My T and B cells are low. I catch infections easily; latent infections reactivate. Spike protein & continued + RAT tests point to viral persistence. This is acquired immune deficiency.
“I've had lymphocytopenia from COVID since March 2020. My T and B cells are low. I catch infections easily; latent infections reactivate. Spike protein & continued + RAT tests point to viral persistence. This is acquired immune deficiency. #AIDS #longCOVID “