Made up of "millions of tiny air sacs called alveoli" that are responsible for exchanging gases between the bloodstream and the air we breathe, lungs play a crucial role in regulating the body's pH balance and immune defense, said Dr Jugendra Singh, senior consultant, respiratory medicine, Medanta Lucknow
Updated Jan 14, 2021 | 10:48 IST
The findings may explain why COVID-19 pneumonia lasts longer and causes more harm than pneumonia caused by other causes. Research shows COVID-19 pneumonia spreads like many ‘wildfires’ throughout the lungs | Photo Credit: iStock Images
New Delhi: A new study has found that COVID-19 pneumonia may be more deadly than regular pneumonia. According to the researchers at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, COVID-19 pneumonia spreads like many ‘wildfires’ throughout the lungs, unlike typical pneumonia that can be caused by a wide variety of bacteria, viruses and fungi.
The study authors believe that the findings may explain why COVID-19 pneumonia lasts longer and causes more harm than pneumonia caused by other causes.