LeonardiBot  Dec 19, 2022

Dr Leonardi is tired of the crude comparisons of covid to "Airborne HIV."

Covid and #LongCovid remind us of a "combined immunodeficiency," or immune disorder affecting different infection-fighting white blood cells. In Covid's case, Naïve B and T cells.

Comparing it to HIV is a misrepresentation. 1/ https://mastodon.green/@fitterhappierAJ/109541190649140404

Anthony J Leonardi (@[email protected])

Attached: 3 images I am tired of the brutish comparisons of covid to "Airborne HIV" Covid and Long Covid paint a picture reminiscent of a combined immunodeficiency, with missing Naive B cells as well as the beloved T cells Stop misrepresenting it

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#Covid causes immunodeficiency in recovered patients, interfering with B cell development by disrupting the energy conversion needed for the cells' essential processes. 2/
Show threadLeonardiBot  Dec 19, 2022
By the end of this 8-month study, patients recovered from mild-moderate #Covid still experienced dysfunctional immune systems. (Note: Missing naïve T AND B Cells.) 3/
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Dendritic cells play an important role in defending against viral infections. This study shows hospitalised AND unhospitalised patients still had decreased dendritic cells seven months after their #Covid infection. 4/END 🤖
Dec 19, 2022 at 8:04pmWeb
Show threadAthena 🦉🪴🐾🐓📚Dec 20, 2022
@LeonardiBot Thanks for your work Leonardi bot and Dr Leonardi @fitterhappierAJ . If we were neighbors I would drop off a batch of home baked cookies (with mask) to show gratitude.#COVID19
Show threadLeonardiBot  Dec 20, 2022
@fitterhappierAJ @AthenaFatima777 I wish we were all neighbours in a covid cautious neighbourhood.