The levels of COVID-19 antibody in cystic fibrosis patients are going to be measured by researchers from Queen’s University.
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Coronavirus is a large positive-strand RNA virus that is surrounded by a protein envelope. The virus obtains its name from the S protein spikes on its surface, which resemble a crown. The overall pattern of increasing coronavirus cases is shown to spike up with the “second wave” of COVID-19.
With spiking effects of the second wave of coronavirus, the best way to keep it at bay is to follow COVID-appropriate safety practices like wearing a mask, regularly cleaning your hands, and coughing into a bent elbow or tissue along with physical distancing (6 feet about 2 arm's length), that may help evade the severity of COVID-19 infection.
Coronavirus is a large positive-strand RNA virus that is surrounded by a protein envelope. The virus obtains its name from the S protein spikes on its surface, which resemble a crown. The overall pattern of increasing coronavirus cases is shown to spike up with the “second wave” of COVID-19.
With spiking effects of the second wave of coronavirus, the best way to keep it at bay is to follow COVID-appropriate safety practices like wearing a mask, regularly cleaning your hands, and coughing into a bent elbow or tissue along with physical distancing (6 feet about 2 arm's length), that may help evade the severity of COVID-19 infection.
‘Researchers from Queen's University are going to measure COVID-19 antibody levels in thousands of patients across 17 European countries for a period of two years.’
Cystic fibrosis is a disorder that thickens up body fluids and causes blockage of tubes and ducts of the body. It is an inherited disorder that occurs due to mutations in a gene called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Dr. Downey is the Director of the European CF Society Clinical Trials Network which involves 58 research centres in 17 countries and a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine from the WWIEM at Queen’s, and Director of the Northern Ireland Regional Adult CF Centre. He said, “Viral respiratory tract infections can be more severe in people with CF than the general population, with an increased risk of complications and a negative impact on lung function."
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• The study will be carried out by a team of researchers from the university’s Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine (WWIEM).
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• The study will cover CF patients across 17 European countries over a period of two years.
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“This new research project will explore infection and vaccination rates in those with CF and link to important clinical information over time. We can then understand how COVID-19 has impacted this vulnerable population, how long the antibodies last and the risk of future infections," added Dr. Downey.
Source-Medindia
