Arizona Study: Coronavirus Infection Relieves Pain In Rodents

Scientists at the University of Arizona Health Sciences say the virus that causes COVID-19 may have a surprising ability to relieve pain. Laboratory experiments with rodents show when the virus enters the body by binding to a gateway protein called neuropilin, it blocks the first step in the pathway that causes pain. That might explain why so many people diagnosed with COVID-19 don’t feel any symptoms. KNAU spoke with the study’s senior author Dr. Rajesh Khanna from the UArizona College of Medicine, about his findings.