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This tag covers discussions about lung inflammation, particularly in the context of Covid-19. Content explains how the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes pneumonia by infecting the respiratory tree, leading to inflammation that irritates airways and triggers symptoms like cough and fever. The tag focuses on the medical mechanisms of lung inflammation during viral infections, specifically related to Covid-19 pneumonia development.
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    NEWS Coronavirus: what happens to people's lungs when they get Covid-19?

    What became known as Covid-19, or the coronavirus, started in late 2019 and early 2020 in the Chinese city of Wuhan as a cluster of pneumonia cases with an unknown cause. The cause of the pneumonia was found to be a new virus – severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or Sars-CoV-2. The...
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