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<\/div>The George Washington University Hospital in DC has released a 3D video of a 59-year-old male coronavirus patient’s lungs just days after showing no symptoms at all.<\/p>
The video itself shows extensive damage and inflammation shown in yellow. A pair of healthy lungs would show no yellow areas at all.<\/p>
The patient now needs a ventilator to breathe and a separate machine to circulate and oxygenate his blood.<\/p>
“This is not a 70, 80-year-old immunosuppressed, diabetic patient,” Keith Mortman, the chief of thoracic surgery at George Washington University Hospital, told CNN<\/em><\/a>. “Other than high blood pressure, he has no other significant medical issues. This is a guy who’s minding his own business and gets it.”<\/p> “For these patients who essentially present in progressive respiratory failure, the damage to the lungs is rapid and widespread,” Mortman told CNN<\/em>. “Unfortunately, once damaged to this degree, the lungs can take a long time to heal. For approximately 2-4 percent of patients with Covid-19, the damage is irreversible and they will succumb to the disease.”<\/p> “I want people to see this and understand what this can do,” Mortman said. “People need to take this seriously.”<\/p> The post This is What Your Lungs Look Like With COVID-19<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read more: The George Washington University Hospital in DC has released a 3D video of a 59-year-old male coronavirus patient\u2019s lungs just days after showing no symptoms at all. The video itself shows extensive damage and inflammation shown in yellow. A pair of healthy lungs would show no yellow areas at all. Continue reading
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