Covid-19: Reflections on the Pathology Caused by Coronavirus COVID-19

Authors: Divocha VA and Gozhenko AI

DOI: 10.23880/vvoa-16000144

Volume 5, Issue 3

Abstract

The virus does not have high virulence - infection occurs more slowly than with an influenza virus epidemic of various types; A long incubation period indicates low pathogenicity and a weak immune response; Severe viral pneumonia, which develops in 2-3% of cases and leads to mortality, suggests that in this case, the etiology develops according to the second mechanism, in which the interaction of the virus with the human body plays an important role, with most of the damage developing self-harming mechanism, according to our definition of immune rebound.

Keywords: COVID-19; Pathology; Coronavirus

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