healthUpdated: Dec 30, 2020, 22:55 ISTOne of the physiopathological characteristics of Covid-19 that has most baffled the scientific and medical community is what is known as “silent hypoxemia” or “happy hypoxia”. A recent study sheds light on the explanation for the lack of blood oxygenation detected in many Covid-19 patients. Patients suffering this phenomenon, the causes of which are still unknown, have severe pneumonia with markedly decreased arterial blood oxygen levels (known as hypoxemia). Patients with “silent hypoxemia” often suffer a sudden imbalance, reaching a critical state that can be fatal. In patients with Covid-19, the coronavirus circulates in the blood.

Source: Hindustan Times December 30, 2020 17:26 UTC