You could plausibly construct a chain of reasoning that lets you imagine that being exposed to the virus in the intestines first might decrease the odds of getting a lung infection. There is little to no actual *evidence* of this at this time, but it could be a thing to look at in case studies.
EDIT: “Patients with COVID-19 who have digestive symptoms were shown to have a worse prognosis than those without.”
Wouldn’t the entry means it self function a bit like a control on the viral load?
However, that point is clearly something that should matter to the larger point I think is being made.
You could plausibly construct a chain of reasoning that lets you imagine that being exposed to the virus in the intestines first might decrease the odds of getting a lung infection. There is little to no actual *evidence* of this at this time, but it could be a thing to look at in case studies.
EDIT: “Patients with COVID-19 who have digestive symptoms were shown to have a worse prognosis than those without.”
https://www.practiceupdate.com/content/clinical-characteristics-of-covid-19-patients-with-digestive-symptoms-in-hubei-china/98000