A549 CELLS

Jul 05 2025SCIENCE

Tuberculosis and COVID-19: A Double Whammy on Lungs

Tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 are both nasty lung infections. They can cause a lot of damage to the lungs. Scientists wanted to see what happens when someone has both infections at the same time. They used a special type of lung cell, called A549 cells, to study this. First, they infected the cells with TB bacteria. After a day, they added the COVID-19 virus. They ...

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