The discovery of a "trick" used by Corona may significantly change the course of treatment

Two rare phenomena of the emerging corona virus prompted scientists to conduct in-depth research that may contribute to determining ways to confront the epidemic.

The first phenomenon was the entry of two sisters to a hospital in the Netherlands after they were critically infected with the virus, as the doctors were confused about them because of their poor condition.

According to doctors, the two sisters were 31 and 29 years old, and in the early stages they were in good health without obvious problems, but their condition deteriorated within days and they could no longer breathe, and then one of them died.

Two weeks later, two other brothers were admitted to a hospital in the Netherlands as well, and although they were in their twenties, their condition deteriorated greatly in the same way.

These cases raised a great confusion, which prompted doctors to call in genetic experts to investigate the matter.

According to a report by "Bloomberg" agency, geneticists have discovered that the common denominator between these cases is a lack of interferon, which helps regulate the body's ability to defend against viral pathogens.

And two studies were published in a scientific journal confirming that insufficient amounts of interferon represent a dangerous turning point in Corona infection.

Sean Crotty, a researcher at the Infectious Diseases Research Center in California, USA, says: "It seems that Corona has a big trick, in which it can avoid the primary immune system response for a long period of time, especially avoiding the interferon response to viruses."

This development highlights the possibility of treating Corona patients based on interferons, which are small proteins of several types produced by activated T lymphocytes.