Virus expert reveals finer details of his own scary battle with Covid-19. MUST READ!

Peter Piot, 71, one of the giants of Ebola and AIDS research, is still battling a coronavirus infection that hit him “like a bus” in March, says NYT.
Published on: 

Peter Piot is a virus hunter who has changed the shape of medical treatments for some of the nastiest viruses to emerge in our time, including Ebola – which makes people haemorrhage to death and spreads easily – and HIV-Aids which tends to be a slower killer. Dr Piot, a colleague of South African Aids researcher Dr Gita Ramjee, who was among the first reported deaths from Covid-19 in South Africa, shares his harrowing tale of fighting this disease. What's not commonly known is that the body can continue to deal with the virus long after it no longer registers a presence in a blood test and can cause permanent damage. – Jackie Cameron

By Thulasizwe Sithole

Peter Piot, 71, one of the giants of Ebola and AIDS research, is still battling a coronavirus infection that hit him "like a bus" in March, says The New York Times.

"People think that, with Covid-19, 1 percent die and the rest just have flu. It's not that simple — there's this whole thing in the middle," he is quoted as saying.

"This is the revenge of the viruses," said Dr Piot, who is the director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and described as a legend in the battles against Ebola and HIV-Aids. He was a colleague of Dr Gita Ramjee, a well-known South African AIDS researcher, who died of Covid-19. Dr Ramjee was an honorary professor at Dr Piot's school and had led a symposium there before falling ill, says The New York Times.

___STEADY_PAYWALL___

Loading content, please wait...

Related Stories

No stories found.
BizNews
www.biznews.com