The Daily Show: Ears Edition - ICYMI - How the Coronavirus Can Wreak Havoc on the Body

Episode Date: May 28, 2020

Doctors find COVID-19 the coronavirus could negatively impact almost every part of the human body, including toes, and determine it can be transmitted through tears and semen. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17th. When we think of COVID-19 what do we think of?

Disease of the lungs, right? But now we're learning that it can also be a full-body workouts. So far the one predictable thing about the new coronavirus is that it's unpredictable. It first got our attention by damaging the lungs. But now, doctors are finding it can wreak havoc throughout the body. One way is by causing blood clots, for example, in the legs. A limited study of 214 COVID patients in China found more than a third suffered neurological symptoms. The most common, loss of taste and smell, dizziness, headaches, even unconsciousness, and in

rare instances, strokes. Doctors are seeing a new potential symptom of coronavirus, and it's not exactly pleasant. It's known as COVID toes. Doctors treating patients are noticing red or purple lesions and swollen toes in younger adults. Yes, it turns out that coronavirus could negatively affect almost every part of the human body, including your toes. And I'm sorry, but toes? Toes? One minute, Corona is in the lungs and now it's in the toes? It's wrecking our toes. I mean, coronavirus is like one of those artists who gets selected in every category. It's like how Old Town Road was somehow nominated for best country and best hip hop and best supporting

actor in a TV series. Viruses should be like fetishes. You choose one body part and you go all in. You can't be into lungs and toes. Like, I can't cune cocococococococoe c. th. th. thocoe c. th. tho c. tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho to to to to to to to tho to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to toes. toes. toes. toes. toes. th. toe. th. th. th. tho tho tho toe. tho. too. too. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. to to lungs and toes. Like me, I choose elbows and that's that. Like, why can't Corona do at least one thing that's cool? How come there's no cool corona symptom? You know? Like, yeah, it hits your lungs, but it also changes people's hair.

Then at least we'd get Instagram posts from Tom Hanks. It's true, I have Corona. And we're not just learning about how the virus affects the body, we're also discovering new ways that it can infect your body. Like for instance, we all knew about coughing, yeah, and sneezing and touching your face and rubbing your nose on toilet seats, but it turns out there might be another way that this bug is spreading to us all. A new study by John Hopkins University shows that COVID-19 can infect patients through their eyes. Researchers say virus droplets can latch onto the eyes,

ACE-2 receptors and start targeting cells that way. They also think tears could transmit infections from person to person. Scientists believe this is why some COVID-19 patients have reported pink eye symptoms. Yep. Apparently, you can also catch coronavirus through someone's tears. And my only question is, why are people crying into each other's eyes? I mean we all have our thing, but who's calling their crush like, hey, you want to

come over and watch soldiers reunite with their dogs while we rub eyes? And if this is true, we're going to have to take some extra precautions people. Like from now from now on, you've got to stay at least six feet apart while watching this is us. And for all those Trump supporters who've been drinking liberal tears, maybe try Gatorade, all right? I don't know why you guys even do that, but try something else. So now we know the virus can spread through tears through the thrararae that you may want to watch out for. A new study from China found traces of coronavirus in the semen of infected men. It's not clear yet whether coronavirus can be transmitted through sexual activity. Researchers found evidence of COVID-19 and 6 out of the 38 patients they studied. Of those six men, four were still infected and two others were recovering.

Experts say traces of infectious diseases are often present in all kinds of bodily fluids. That's right. Scientists have found coronavirus in semen. And I guess now we know why it spreads so quickly in the New York City subway. But this is such bad news, because it means sex is even more risky now. You can catch corona, you can catch STDs, and scariest of all, you can catch

feelings. I still think about you, Sheila. How are you going to go do that to me? And that's not the only bad news for guys, because as you probably know, COVID-19 has been much more fatal for men than women. Yeah, coronavirus is targeting men harder than an old spice body wash commercial. And now, researchers might be starting to figure out why that is. One of the other mysteries of COVID-19 is that it's deadlier for men than women. China, Italy, and South Korea have all reported higher death rates for men, and the trend continues here in the US. So, why are men getting sicker than women? Well, some new research may give us a clue. It has to do with a key enzyme that COVID-19 uses to enter and infect our healthy cells.

It's found in our heart, kidneys, and other important organs. Researchers took blood samples from thousands of heart failure patients, both men and women, and measured how much of the enzyme they found. Men's blood had higher levels of the enzyme than women. Oh, are you serious? Men might have an enzyme that makes us more susceptible to dying from COVID-19 than women? And you know, honestly, I cannot believe that after all men have done for the world, starting the NBA, starting practically every war all by ourselves.

This is our reward? I mean, I guess we had a good run. You know, we got to peace standing up. We didn't have to go through childbirth. Didn't have our co-workers explained back to us the things that we just explained. It was too good to last forever. And you know, some dudes are going to bitch hard about how unfair coronavirus is. They're going to be in the ICU like, this sucks, dude.

There's like no chicks here at all. So what does this all come down to? Well, the underlying science is important. But for most of us, we really just need to remember how easily coronavirus is spread. And one really simple new video is illuminating that in a way that even non-scientists can easily understand. COVID-19 has been described as the invisible enemy, but an experiment has shone new light

on the virus. As Natalia Cooper explains, there are simple ways to keep protecting yourself. A man's hands are covered in glowing the dark paint, which represents the germs. He then serves himself at a mock-up cruise ship buffet, and so to 10 to 10 to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the the to the their their to their their their to their the dark paint, which represents the germs. He then serves himself at a mock-up cruise ship buffet, and so two to ten other diners. After 30 minutes, the lights are turned out and the spread is shocking. The Japanese TV experiment finds the paint on multiple surfaces. It was on every person's hands and on three of their faces. Imagine, that paint is coronavirus. Surprise, surprise. Buffets are a great way to spread germs. Yeah, you think you're getting all you can eat crab legs? No, my friend.

Corona virus is getting all you can eat Kyle. But that's why I don't use tongues at the buffet. Everyone is touching those things. Yeah, I just go straight in with my hands, much more hygienic. And I guess now we know why coronavirus has been exploding so hard on cruise ships. I mean, a cruise ship is just a giant buffet where you sleep over. So, that's all the new information we've learned about the coronavirus. And remember, while all of this might seem scary, it's good, because the more we learn about this disease, the more we know how to fight it.

So don't stress and don't lose heart. Everything is going to be okay. We'll be right back. We're all screwed. I think I'm going to die. Oh, shit. Did I stop this? The Daily Show with Cover Noa, Ears Edition. Watch the Daily Show weeknights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central, and the Comedy Central Act.

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