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COVID-19 works with the body’s microbiota to increase disease severity in obese and diabetic patients – News-Medical.Net
The combined effects of the body’s microbiota working together with COVID-19 in the lungs could explain the severity of the disease in people with obesity and diabetes, according to a new article published today in eLife.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 15 2020
The combined effects of the body’s microbiota working together with COVID-19 in the lungs could explain the severity of the disease in people with obesity and diabetes, according to a new article published today in eLife.
The review offers important mechanistic insights into why people with obesity and diabetes seem to be at increased risk of developing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) after infection with the COVID-19 virus, and more often…
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