Using primary human cortical tissue and cortical organoids derived from stem cells to test if severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can directly infect brain cells, researchers found significant infection of the astrocytes and not much in other cell types.
Some typical symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, are fever, runny or stuffy nose, and sore throat. Although the virus infects the respiratory system and impairs respiratory functions, there have been reports of the virus infecting other organs.
