Known Or Not ?

[KARL]

I seem to have managed to completely miss this, and I am also unaware of any hint at it on Answerbank, but it has apparently been known for two months or more. There are signs that one of the very significant effects the Covid 19 virus has on the human body is to cause very significant coagulation of the blood. People have died from multiple blood clots. Have others here been aware of this for that sort of time ? Has this been discussed in the UK media ?

[dannyk13]

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/covid-19-patients-blood-clots/story?id=70131612

[calmck]

Saw about it yesterday. A NY actor, youngish, had to have a leg amputation because of clots. The doctors had to stop anticoagulation treatment because of bleeding. I think he is in one of the ethnic groups that seem more prone to complications but not sure of this

[bednobs]

if people have died because of serious blood clots caused by Covid 19, how is it any different to Covid 19 killing them any other way? they are still as dead and it's still because of covid 19

[KARL]

Granted, dead is dead, but hitherto the suggestion (my impression) has been that inability to take up enough oxygen was the cause of death. Clotting is a different kettle altogether and it turns out people are being put on anti clotting agents which bring their own complications. Clots are potentially very sinister entities indeed, killing or very seriously maiming with very little warning. Anyone who doesn't want to know what is going on need not take any interest in anything whatever.

[Apc2604]

I heard it a week or so ago. It could make a vast difference between life or death. I am one of the many that are on anticoagulants, so was interested. As you say though anticoagulants bring their own risks.