Coronavirus latest: People with THIS blood type could be more vulnerable to the disease
Experts in China have found that people with blood type A are more vulnerable to the strain of coronavirus , whereas people with type O seem to be more resistant. After analysing the blood patterns of more than 2,000 infected patients in China, the researchers found that those with type A blood showed a higher rate of infection and developed more severe symptoms. Those with O type tended to experience more mild symptoms from the disease, also called Sars-CoV-2. Wang Xinghuan, with the Centre for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, stated: “People of blood group A might need particularly strengthened personal protection to reduce the chance of infection. “Sars-CoV-2-infected patients with blood group A might need to receive more vigilant surveillance and aggressive treatment.” In contrast, “blood group O had a significantly lower risk for the infectious disease compared with non-O blood groups”, according to a paper they published on ...