[Thane_Banquo]

Cytokine Storms. Very severe immune system over-reaction to a pathogen. Can result in death. Allegedly the cause of deaths in the 1918 flu pandemic. This is supposedly why the preponderance of the victims were young adults - healthier immune systems over-react more powerfully.

Please note, that's just my interpretation of what I read. I am not even remotely a physician.

[Munz]

thanks

[EnquiringMind]

Isn’t that what happens (cytokine storm) when a person turns septic from hospital related bacterial infections, pneumonia, etc.? Very serious. Also, on a much less severe level, cytokines affect the body in auto immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.