What Else Does COVID-19 Do to Your Body? — So COVID-19 is more likely to go deeper than viruses like the common cold. Your lungs might become inflamed, making it tough for you to breathe. This can lead to pneumonia, an infection of the tiny air sacs (called alveoli) inside your lungs where your blood exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide.

COVID-19 seems to be able to attack cells that line your blood vessels. Aside from heart issues, it can also cause blood clots that lead to a stroke ...

The virus may attack the kidneys directly, or kidney failure may be part of whole-body events like plummeting blood pressure. Intestines. Patient ...

Coronaviruses can cause a wide range of illnesses, including the common cold and COVID-19. These typically affect the respiratory system, but they can affect other systems, too.

A person might have a higher risk of developing severe symptoms if they are older, have a weakened immune system, or have another health condition.

So how is the virus attacking the body, why are some people being killed and how is it treated?