Incidence of covid-19 infection and prevalence of diabetes, obesity and hypertension according to altitude in peruvian population

A lethal form of pneumonia leading to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) caused by a new coronavirus is a disease detected in December 2019 in the People's Republic of China, in Wuhan (Hubei province). This condition quickly spread to other Chinese provinces and all over the world with currently more than 24 million infected patients with nearly 900,000 deaths affecting 188 countries (1-4). Data presented at the CROI 2020 (Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infection) held in Boston, Massachusetts last March, showed that the clinical spectrum of pneumonia was mild to moderate cases, 80% ; and 20% severe cases, leading to a 50% mortality rate in Intensive Care Units (ICU).
Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Source Type: research