Lupus raises your chances of catching any kind of infection. So if you have it, you may be more likely than other people to get COVID-19, and your symptoms are more likely to be serious.
Michael Angarone, DO, assistant professor of infectious diseases and medical education, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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