Named non-obvious factor of death from coronavirus

Low values of body temperature (below 35.5 °C) and very high (above 40 °C) during the diagnosed disease COVID-19 indicate that the likely outcome may be the death of the patient. This is stated in the results of a study conducted by researchers of the Center for cardiovascular research, Medical school Ikana on mount Sinai (NY, USA).

In a medical facility examined 7614 people.

In the study, it was found that at body temperature 35.5°C and below during the initial treatment subsequently die 44% of patients. In group C above 40 °C — 42% of cases.

Possible connection of body temperature with a fatal outcome of the disease assessed by Russian experts. Thus, the corresponding member of RAS, head of laboratory of biotechnology and Virology faculty of natural Sciences of NSU Sergey Netesov explained that the decreased body temperature in patients can simply specify neither their old age.

“Another possible reason is too weak reaction of the immune system, including very weak production of interleukin-1 (mediator of inflammation and immunity that is synthesized by many cells of the body), which is one of the ways the body’ s fight with infection,” — said the scientist.

In turn, Professor, Department of fundamental medicine, School of Biomedicine, far Eastern Federal University Galina Reva said that the reason for the increase or decrease of the temperature limits can be defeat center of chemical thermoregulation, which is located in the posterior hypothalamus.