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Covid-19 causes Erectile Dysfunction

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We never knew that the maxim, “We learn something new each day” would apply to the Covid-19 virus as well. A year into the pandemic yet, we wake up to some new piece of information about the Coronavirus. Researchers are still learning about the long-term impacts of Covid-19, and every day they figure out something new.  From Black fungus to Hypoxia, Covid-19 and comorbidities have become increasingly common. One of the latest additions to this list is the link between Covid-19 and Erectile Dysfunction. In the rest of this article, we will be taking a look into this.  Erectile Dysfunction Overview A study conducted in Italy was the first to suggest a link between Covid-19 infection and erectile dysfunction. The study was conducted on about 100 sexually active adult males out of which 25 had tested positive for Covid-19 and 75 were negative. The subjects were retrieved from an earlier study named Sex@COVID. The patients were matched based on their health factors including General Anxiety

Covid Delta Variant

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  As vaccination drives across the globe started to give us hope of returning to normal, we were slammed by the various variants of the coronavirus. The Delta variant is perhaps the most debated variant of the lot right now. Through the rest of this blog, we’ll be looking into the Covid Delta Variant and the Delta Plus Variant. Before we learn more about the Covid Delta variant, let us try to understand what some of these terms mean.  What is a variant? Viruses constantly undergo mutations and the formation of new variants is expected. When viruses get a chance to spread like in the case of the pandemic, the virus undergoes more replications. When it replicates more, the chance that it can undergo a change or mutate increases as well. Usually, these mutations make no difference to the functioning of the virus or its ability to spread and cause infections. But sometimes, the mutations may alter the virus’s genetic material causing its properties to change. In some mutants, the transmiss