People with blood type 'A' may be more vulnerable to Coronavirus: Reports

Researchers studying Coronavirus outbreak in its epicentre China have said that people with blood A are more vulnerable to disease, while those with blood O could be resistant. According to reports, researchers have found that proportion of blood A patients infected or killed by COVID-19 are significantly higher than those with blood O.

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According to study published in medrxiv.org, " study was conducted by comparing blood group distribution in 2,173 patients with COVID-19 confirmed by SARS-CoV-2 test from three hospitals in Wuhan and Shenzhen, China with that in rmal people from corresponding regions."

As per study, " ABO group in 3,694 rmal people in Wuhan showed a distribution of 32.16%, 24.90%, 9.10% and 33.84% for A, B, AB and O, respectively, versus distribution of 37.75%, 26.42%, 10.03% and 25.80% for A, B, AB and O, respectively, in 1,775 COVID-19 patients from Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital. proportion of blood groups A and O in COVID-19 patients were significantly higher and lower, respectively than that in rmal people."

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Coronavirus outbreak

COVID-19 has claimed more than 8,000 lives across globe and has infected around 2,00,000 people globally. China is most affected country in world as it is believed that virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally. Italy, Iran and Spain are most affected countries outside mainland China, where a combined death toll stands at 4,024.

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Health experts have indicated that a vaccine to fight coronavirus could take at least a year to develop. However, scientists in Australia have studied and found how body's immune system responds in relation to clinical and virological features of a patient with mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease. scientists studied tests of a coronavirus patient from Wuhan who has w recovered fully. Experts from around world have lauded find and have said that it could be a big breakthrough in developing vaccine. 

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