A common household toxin increases the risk of coronavirus death

[Chris Smith]

• A new study says that a common household toxin can increase the risk of coronavirus complications and COVID-19 death.
• People exposed to a type of mold called aspergillus can develop coronavirus disease-associated aspergillosis, which can prove to be fatal, especially in patients who suffer from other medical conditions that are risk factors for COVID-19.
• The researchers say that antifungal therapy might improve the survival rates in patients suffering from the coronavirus-aspergillus dual infection.

The novel coronavirus has been surging for several weeks in the US and most European countries, with the new wave breaking records. On Friday, around 100,000 Americans were diagnosed with COVID-19, marking a new global record in daily cases. The number of infections surpassed 91,000 on Election Day. The good news is that the number of daily deaths hasn’t gone to record highs, although around 1,000 people still die every day of COVID-19 in the US. Experts warn that as the number of cases rises, so will the number of deaths.

Doctors can save more lives right now than in March and April when the daily death toll hovered between 2,000 and 2,500 deaths. New medicine and treatment protocols can prevent deadly complications, although there’s still no miracle cure that can dramatically reduce the number of deaths. People who suffer from several preexisting conditions are more likely to experience severe COVID-19 and risk of death. Scientists keep trying to find drugs that can prevent complications in at-risk patients, and they’ve observed another significant risk factor that can worsen coronavirus prognosis. It turns out that a toxin that you might be exposed to both indoors and outdoors has been linked with severe COVID-19.

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