Single Virus Targeting Multiple Organs: What We Know and Where We Are Heading?

Frontiers in Medicine

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Ashish Prasad¹  Manoj Prasad¹ 

[1] National Institute of Plant Genome Research

关键词: SARS-CoV-2;    symptoms;    COVID-19;    disease symptoms;    multiple organ failure;    health effects;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2020.00370

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 has already infected more than 6. 3 million people worldwide as of 1st June 2020 and caused a global medical emergency. Healthcare professionals have been struggling to devise appropriate therapeutic strategies against the virus mainly due to the diverse range of symptoms and multiple-organ failure in infected patients. Several broad-spectrum antiviral drugs are being used for treatment; however, there is yet no specific drug or vaccine against the virus. Multiple-organ failure due to hyperactivity of the immune system resulting in cytokine storms is a major reason for death among the 5% critically ill patients. In this article, we have discussed the damage caused by COVID-19 on different organs of the human body.

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