Liver cirrhosis can develop as a consequence of chronic hepatitis, a fatty liver or alcohol abuse. Liver cells are destroyed and replaced by connective tissue.
"Long COVID" describes longer-term health effects that persist after an acute infection with SARS-CoV-2 or that may recur between four and twelve weeks after the onset of infection.
Memory T cells are a subgroup of T lymphocytes. They are able to quickly react and protect the body in case of a repeated infection with the same pathogen.
MERS stands for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and refers to an infection of the airways that is caused by the novel MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
