Untangling Covid-19, Altitude Sickness, and Conspiracy Theory
An emerging hypothesis has been mischaracterized by the alternative media
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3 min readApr 7, 2020
There’s a lot doctors still don’t know about Covid-19 and how it affects the body. While its usual symptoms — cough, trouble breathing, tiredness, and fever — are well documented, some of its other effects remain unexplained. In particular, a peculiar observation about the blood oxygen levels of some people with Covid-19 has generated some new hypotheses among physicians — and dangerous speculation among…
