The COVID-19 virus affects our gut – but we still don’t know how

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A scanning electron micrograph of a delta SARS-CoV-2 variant (pink dots) emerging from a human gut cell

A scanning electron micrograph of a delta SARS-CoV-2 variant (blue dots) emerging from a human gut cell

Steve Geischmeissner/Science Photo Library

Gastroenterologists around the world in early 2020 as first wave of coronavirus cases sew ng The effects of the virus were expected to extend beyond the body’s airways at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She and her colleagues clearly recalled the 2003 SARS coronavirus outbreak, which gave them an idea of ​​what to expect from SARS-CoV-2. In particular, he predicted that many people would have gut problems.

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Article amended on 3 May 2023

The image title in this article has been changed to correct which colors in the micrograph represent SARS-CoV-2.

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