Spike protein changes found to help coronavirus infect brain, could be basis of long Covid: Study
Spike protein changes found to help coronavirus infect brain, could be basis of long Covid: Study
NEW DELHI: Changes in the spike protein enhanced the ability of the coronavirus to infect the brain, which could underlie the brain-related symptoms of the disease, including brain fog of long Covid, according to a new study.
The spike protein directs the virus, SARS-CoV-2, how to enter human cells before infecting them with COVID-19.
The exact causes of long Covid, which persists for months after the initial infection, and its brain-affecting symptoms are still not known and are being widely studied around the world.
