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Happy Hypoxia in COVID-19 Explained by Yolanda Kasi is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. Happy hypoxia refers to a condition seen in some COVID-19 patients where low oxygen levels are present without accompanying clinical symptoms. 2. The first reports of suspected cases of happy hypoxia came in April-May 2020 from Norway and the United States. 3. The exact pathogenesis of happy hypoxia is still unknown but it is hypothesized that SARS-CoV-2 infection may damage the hypoxia-sensing neurons through cytokine storms and mitochondrial damage, preventing the brain from sensing low oxygen leve
- Author
- Yolanda Kasi
- Language
- EN