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How can the coronavirus (covid-19) cause blood clots significant enough to cause strokes?
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COVID 19: Blood clots may form anywhere in the body with COVID 19 and then the clot can travel to lungs or brain. Clots impacting the brain can cause strokes.
Answered 7/5/2020
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Endothelial damage: The virus and the inflammatory reaction associated with damages the lining of the blood vessels. The damaged lining promotes blood clotting to an abnormal degree. Once clots form in circulation those can lodge anywhere including in blood vessels going to the brain.
Answered 7/5/2020
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