"According to their study published on 24 August in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, getting a severe case of the novel coronavirus is like getting bitten by a rattlesnake." by Max Gorbachev via Sputniknews Image:© CC0 Using machine learning algorithms, researchers analysed blood samples from hundreds of individuals. They say the results of their study could be used to better treat coronavirus patients as well as potentially save hundreds of thousands of lives across the globe. An international group of scientists claims to have discovered one of the leading causes of death from SARS-CoV-2. According to their study published on 24 August in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, getting a severe case of the novel coronavirus is like getting bitten by a rattlesnake. An enzyme that skyrockets after a person falls ill with a serious case of COVID-19 is from the same family as the enzyme in rattlesnake venom. Ironically, the human body contains the secreted A2 phospholipase group