COVID-19 Potentially Thwarted by TB Infection… at Least in Mice - Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News


3/25/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 11 months ago
by Julianna LeMieux, PhD

Mice with tuberculosis are resistant to SARS-CoV-2 infection which may be due to the expansion of T- and B-cell subsets making the lungs inhospitable.

COVID-19 and tuberculosis (TB) top the list of infectious disease-related causes of death around the globe. But what is the effect of one of these respiratory infections on the other? A team of resea… [+2710 chars]

full article...