EPISODE · Mar 18, 2020 · 0 MIN
Could Your ABO Blood Group Save You From CoVid19?
from Dr. Howard Smith OnCall · host Howard G. Smith MD, AM
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/qocFgfKcPIc If you’re one of the 44% with type O blood, you are significantly less likely to become seriously infected with coronavirus. If you have type A blood, you are much more likely to contract it. Chinese investigators studied infected persons in Wuhan and in Shenzhen. Type O persons had a 33% lower infection risk. Type A persons had a 21% higher infection risk. The AB group fared a bit worse than the A group, but the B group had no greater risk or benefit. You can’t change your blood group, but you can avoid infection. Those with A or AB groups should be even more obsessive about avoiding exposures. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.11.20031096v1.full.pdf #covid19 #coronavirus #abogroups #bloodgroups
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