SARS-CoV-2-host dynamics: Increased risk of adverse outcomes of COVID-19 in obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The pandemic of COVID-19 has put forward the public health system across countries to prepare themselves for the unprecedented outbreak of the present time. Recognition of the associated risks of morbidity and mortality becomes not only imperative but also fundamental to determine the prevention strategies as well as targeting the high-risk populations for appropriate therapies.

Methods

We reviewed, collated and analysed the online database i.e. Pubmed, Google scholar, Researchgate to highlight the demographic and mechanistic link between obesity and associated risks of severity in COVID-19.

Results

We observed a changing dynamic in the reporting from the time of initial pandemic in China to currently reported research. While, initially body mass in

SUBMITTER: Yadav R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7372253 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep - Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature