{"id":10501,"date":"2021-07-24T02:19:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T02:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=10501"},"modified":"2021-07-24T03:01:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T03:01:29","slug":"does-blood-type-affect-the-covid-19-infection-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/does-blood-type-affect-the-covid-19-infection-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"Does blood type affect the COVID-19 infection pattern?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Does blood type affect the COVID-19 infection pattern?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p>Scheme of the possible infection rules according to RhD blood types and ABO ones.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1249\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/journal.pone_.0251535.g001.png?fit=640%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/journal.pone_.0251535.g001.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/journal.pone_.0251535.g001.png?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/journal.pone_.0251535.g001.png?resize=768%2C480&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/journal.pone_.0251535.g001.png?resize=1024%2C639&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/journal.pone_.0251535.g001.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/journal.pone_.0251535.g001.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Full line connection indicated the possibility of infection,&nbsp;<em>W<\/em><sub><em>ij<\/em><\/sub>&nbsp;= 1, while dotted connection its impossibility. In the RhD infection system, individuals of the same group can infect each other, people with the RhD- group can transmit the infection to people with RhD+ one, but not&nbsp;<em>viceversa<\/em>. The scenario of the ABO system is similar although richer. For instance, the O type can infect the&nbsp;<em>A<\/em>&nbsp;type, while the opposite is not possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Citation:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><em>Miotto M, Di Rienzo L, Gosti G, Milanetti E, Ruocco G (2021) Does blood type affect the COVID-19 infection pattern? PLoS ONE 16(5): e0251535. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0251535<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are my thoughts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Does blood type affect the COVID-19 infection pattern?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8mHWNS85ncs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What about you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rh-negative-blood-and-people\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0Qr47bThBe\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/have-you-had-covid-19-what-is-your-blood-type\/\">Have you had Covid-19? What is your blood type?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Have you had Covid-19? What is your blood type?&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/have-you-had-covid-19-what-is-your-blood-type\/embed\/#?secret=CUP8eR1Wuf#?secret=0Qr47bThBe\" data-secret=\"0Qr47bThBe\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><br><\/em><br><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Does blood type affect the COVID-19 infection pattern?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Does blood type affect the COVID-19 infection pattern?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Scheme of the possible infection rules according to RhD blood types and ABO ones. Full line connection indicated the possibility of infection,&nbsp;Wij&nbsp;= 1, while dotted connection its impossibility. In the RhD infection system, individuals of the same group can infect each other, people with the RhD- group can transmit the infection to people with RhD+ one, but not&nbsp;viceversa. The scenario of the ABO system is similar although richer. For instance, the O type can infect the&nbsp;A&nbsp;type, while the opposite is not possible. Citation:&nbsp;Miotto M, Di Rienzo L, Gosti G, Milanetti E, Ruocco G (2021) Does blood type affect the COVID-19 infection pattern? 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