LogFAQs > #935931149

So @ZBug_ apparently the virus invades the epithelial cells of the lungs, and sends cytokines to neutrophils and Killer T cells, which upon arrival at the site of infection, get overwhelmed by even more cytokines sent out by the virus that they overreact and go into kill everything mode, including the epithelial cells theyre trying to save.

so my dad finished chemo last week and they said his white cells were now above normal, normally that would be good. But considering he now has more whitecells than normal the likelihood is more of them are available to overreact and kill the epithelial cells of the lungs, am I right?

by virtue of having more white cells than normal, is my dad doomed to have a severe reaction to the virus once he catches it as he will have more cells available to overreact to the infection? And once you have the severe reaction, what determines how likely you are to survive? Hes 61 and generally fit, except for the high BP and obvs the cancer which is now gone.

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