Pain Relief Can Be Caused by Coronavirus

According to a recent study published in the journal Pain, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can relieve pain. The finding may explain why nearly half of all people who get COVID-19 experience few or no symptoms, even though they are able to spread the disease, according to the study’s corresponding author Rajesh Khanna, Ph.D., a professor in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Pharmacology.

Dr. Khanna stated in a press release: “You have the virus, but you don't feel bad because your pain is gone. If we can prove that this pain relief is what is causing COVID-19 to spread further, that's of enormous value."