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The necessity for early treatment of COVID-19 -- rather than a "wait and see" approach -- is to advert a deadly cytokine storm.
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A '''cytokine storm''' is an overreaction by an immune response such that it releases too many cytokines than are beneficial. This can cause a fatal inflammatory reaction.
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A '''cytokine storm''' is an overreaction by an immune response such that it releases too many cytokines than are beneficial. This can cause a fatal inflammatory reaction.  The necessity for early treatment of [[COVID-19]] -- rather than a "wait and see" approach -- is to advert a deadly cytokine storm.
    
Some have suspected that a cytokine storm, which hits starting around day 3 of the progression of [[COVID-19]], is what causes its high mortality.  It is characterized by:
 
Some have suspected that a cytokine storm, which hits starting around day 3 of the progression of [[COVID-19]], is what causes its high mortality.  It is characterized by:
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