In a strange case, a man tested positive for the Corona virus, and media reports said that a full six weeks after his death.
In September 2021, a 41-year-old Ukrainian man, who was swimming in the sea on the Italian coast with his friend, went missing. The Jerusalem Post reported that sixteen hours later, he was pronounced dead after drowning.
And the report said, in a medical mystery, Italian researchers found that his body was found positive for the virus no less than 28 times.
Reveals the case, which was published in the journal BMC Journal of Medical Case Reportsthat before death the man was “completely asymptomatic, and according to the researchers, the man is likely to have had a relatively low viral load at his death.”.
“These data reflect the importance of post-mortem swabs in all autopsy cases, not just in potentially severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses.
The researchers said the findings show pathologists should check for virus particles Long after the moment of death, even if a low initial viral load is assessed“.
Moreover, until the end of the testing period, virus particles can be identified, and the report said that this means that tests for the virus are still positive, while it has become difficult to identify human cells..
The case report stated that “28 pharyngeal surfaces were performed on the body” by the same team, properly prepared and with standard procedures in accordance with international guidelines and established protocols, and all tests were positive.
In 2020, researchers from the United Kingdom performed an autopsy on the body of a 50-year-old man who died of corona, and 27 days after his death, the virus was discovered in his lungs, and the report indicated that despite the long period that had passed and that swabs from his nose and throat Performed immediately after his death came negative.
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