DIAGNOSIS OF COVID-19: UNUSED TECHNOLOGIES - THE POSSIBILITIES OF A FULL BLOOD COUNT

Abstract

The article presents preliminary results of blood tests in 53 patients with Covid-19. For the first time, an attempt has been made to use the results of a full blood count to diagnose a new coronavirus disease. This approach is based on the hypothesis of the occurrence of the effect of microhemolysis due to damage to red blood cells by the virus, as well as certain changes in leukocytes and lymphocytes. Identification of direct signs of microhemolysis, as well as indirect ones (the reaction of a massive ejection of reticulocytes from the bone marrow into the systemic circulation) may be one of the early signs of SARS-CoV-2 infection.