- A new study found that the coronavirus invades brain cells, hijacking them to make copies of itself.
- Half of all coronavirus patients have reported neurological symptoms including headaches, confusion and delirium.
- Scientists made this discovery after analyzing brain tissue and clusters of brain cells.
- The coronavirus stealthily exploits brain cell machinery to multiply itself.
- Instead of destroying brain cells, coronavirus chokes off oxygen to adjacent cells and causes them to wither and die.
- It remains unclear how the coronavirus reaches the brain and wreaks havoc.
