It’s not the virus, it’s the inflammatory response of the host. This response may, in some victims, go too far and disturb vasomotion, resulting in tissue ischemia und pulmonary hypertension, activating tissue factor and coagulation, and increasing endothelial permeability. It also can and does cause edema in the lungs and other organs, and as such is responsible for the cardiovascular complications that results in so many deaths.
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