Journal
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
Volume 93, Issue 3, Pages 1276-1287Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26470
Keywords
clinical presentation; COVID-19; pneumonia; SARS-CoV-2
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- Regione Campania
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The severity of COVID-19 depends on host characteristics and viral load, with the virus primarily targeting receptor cells in the respiratory tract and lungs. Further research is needed to understand the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection and assess the long-term effects of the virus on the lungs.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has rapidly spread throughout the world since December 2019 to become a global public health emergency for the elevated deaths and hospitalizations in Intensive Care Units. The severity spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia ranges from mild to severe clinical conditions. The clinical course of SARS-CoV-2 disease is correlated with multiple factors including host characteristics (genetics, immune status, age, and general health), viral load and, above all, the host distribution of the airways and lungs of the viral receptor cells. In this review, we will briefly summarize the current knowledge of the characteristics and management of coronavirus disease 2019-pneumonia. However, other studies are needed to better understand the pathogenetic mechanisms induced by SARS-Cov-2 infection, and to evaluate the long-term consequences of the virus on the lungs.
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