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Vitamin B1 Is Vital to Protect Against Infectious Disease
A deficiency of this vitamin resembles sepsis - a primary cause of COVID-19 mortality - and it's relatively common in critically ill patients and associated with pneumonia and high fever.
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency syndrome (beriberi) has many similarities to sepsi
