Just curious, are these deaths actually caused by Crona-virus or an opportunistic infection such as pneumonia.
“Just curious, are these deaths actually caused by Crona-virus or an opportunistic infection such as pneumonia.”
like severe influenza, severe coronavirus can devolve into viral pneumonia, which is the main killer in both cases, though the virus infecting the lungs is respectively influenza and coronavirus. Opportunistic infections, both from bacteria and other viruses can also happen ...
Most viruses themselves don’t really kill you directly. They cause complications and secondary infections that can then kill you. That is especially true with influenza and the coronaviruses.
In certain people, the virus can weaken the immune system to a point a secondary infection can gain a foothold and then spread. Pneumonia and sinusitis is a very common secondary infection that can form from Influenza especially in children and the elderly. The virus can also in some situations cause meningitis or myocarditis, both are very serious conditions.