A hypothesis on the role of the human immune system in covid-19.
Med Hypotheses
; 143: 110066, 2020 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-32629204
The COVID-19 pandemic has not spared any continent. The disease has affected more than 7,500,000 individuals globally and killed approximately 450,000 individuals. The disease is caused by a very small virus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is an enveloped single-stranded RNA virus with a spike-like structure on its envelope that can interact with the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor after cleavage. ACE2 receptors are present in the human lungs and other organs. SARS-CoV-2 is a new virus that belongs to the subgenus Sarbecovirus; viruses in this subgenus have spread widely in the previous years and caused outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndromes.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Modelos Imunológicos
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Betacoronavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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En
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Med Hypotheses
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article