N95Bias Ⓥ🏴☠️<p>"SARS-CoV-2 infection of salivary glands compromises the production of a secreted antifungal peptide with potential implications for development of oral candidiasis.</p><p>... Collectively, our findings provide mechanistic insights underscoring the oral cavities’ diverse susceptibilities to SARS-CoV-2 infection, prompting a reassessment of oral opportunistic infection risks and their potential long-term impacts on oral health." </p><p><a href="https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1012375" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.plos.org/plospathogen</span><span class="invisible">s/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1012375</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/SARSCoV2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SARSCoV2</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/FungalInfection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FungalInfection</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/CovidIsNotOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CovidIsNotOver</span></a></p>