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Hugin

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4. Yeah, it's a scary thought, but, maybe this breakdown of cardiac muscle is what is occurring in the
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:55 AM
Sep 2020

Last edited Sat Sep 5, 2020, 09:39 AM - Edit history (2)

multitudes of people who are 'asymptomatic'.

I'm not sure what obvious symptoms this would cause in an otherwise healthy adult. Seeing the process in a patient would require imaging or diagnostics over an extended period of time and we can barely get people to take a swab.

This would also explain how the disease manifests in children as their smooth/cardiac muscle can still generally regenerate at a faster rate than older adults. Those over 50, who, when they lose smooth/cardiac muscle, never get it back. No telling if the damage is permanent in children. Especially, if there is a back and forth of viral action/regeneration going on over time in someone who has initially contracted the virus. Similar to what occurs with the Malaria parasite.

The only solution is to wear a goddamned mask and not get infected in the first place.

Some references:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_muscle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth_muscle

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