The novel coronavirus may be able to block pain and mask the illness in its early stages as it spreads throughout the body, a new study suggests. What's more, pain relief could occur within 30 minutes of being infected and lasts for several hours, if not days. If we can prove that this pain relief is what is causing COVID-19 to spread further, that's of enormous value.' 'So we stepped back and realized this could mean that maybe the spike protein is involved in some sort of pain processing.' 'We are moving forward with designing small molecules against neuropilin, particularly natural compounds, that could be important for pain relief,' Khanna said.

Source: Daily Mail October 08, 2020 22:04 UTC