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Nearly eight million people have been globallyInfected with coronavirus, with the disease claiming more than 434,700 lives in total. However, Covid-19 is not an equal occasional disease - the virus disproportionatelyaffects people in the high-risk category, which includes anyone over 65, according to disease control and prevention centers (CDC). There is a group of people who seem to be largely spared from COVID-19, however: children - andExperts believe that what their young blood vessels prevent children from becoming seriously ill.

According to the CDC, at the summit of the virus on April 18, peopleAbove the age of 55 accounted for more than 15,000 coronavirus deaths, while those under the age of 24 accounted for less than 20 years.Paul Monagle, MD, a pediatric hematologist at the Royal Children's Hospital of Melbourne, Australia, saidNewsweekthat he believes that "the probable explanation" of the difference in COVID-19 mortality rates between young people and the elderly concernDifferences in their blood vessels.

Blood clots emerged as one of the mostSerious complications related to coronaviruses; In a study 2020 published in the journalThrombosis research, among184 cases of serious coronaviruses in the Netherlands, 31% had a type of blood coagulation problem. A study published inNew England Journal of Medicine May 21 found that theseBlood coagulation problems in coronavirus cases Can be caused by an injury to the endothelium of a person, the cell layer that coat blood vessels and provide a barrier between blood and tissues.

"One of the great mysteries of Covid-19 was the reason why blood clots or thrombosis are formed in some infected patients"William Li, MD, President and Medical Director of the Angiogenesis Foundation and co-author of theNew England Journal of Medicine to studysaid in the declaration. Li explained that when these blood clots are formed, they can seriously limit blood flow into the brain, heart, lungs and other parts of the body, which potentially causes death. "Our research is the first to show that these clots are associated with damaged blood vessels," said Li.

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While a 1994 study published in theJournal of the American Cardiology College suggests thatDamage caused to endothelium are part of the normal aging process In most adults, Monagle believes that the development of endothelus in children is what prevents children from developing serious cases of coronaviruses because it protects their blood vessels, keep them healthier and less likely to encourage clots.

The monagle team will test this theory by looking for how coronaviruses affects blood clots in experiments using plasma and children, adults and seniors. "We will then test multiple potential drugs that can improve the coagulation effect, in order to determine the best probable candidates to adopt a clinical trial," said MonagleNewsweek. "I think it is possible that this work will help with treatments and can also help predict patients at highest risk." And if your child feels the weather, make sure to know these7 signs that your child could have coronavirus.