Diabetes and covid-19: more than the sum of two morbidities
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
; 54: 54, 2020.
Article
em En
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1101870
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic has caused a public health emergency worldwide. Risk, severity and mortality of the disease have been associated with non-communicable chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus. Accumulated evidence has caused great concern in countries with high prevalence of this morbidity, such as Brazil. This text shows the picture of diabetes in Brazil, followed by epidemiological data and explanatory hypothesis for the association between diabetes and covid-19. We emphasized how the burden of these two morbidities in a middle-income country has aggravated this pandemic scenario. The comprehension of this association and biological plausibility may help face this pandemic and future challenges.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
BBO
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Complicações do Diabetes
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Betacoronavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
Assunto da revista:
Sa£de P£blica
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil