Is asthma a risk factor for severe outcomes in COVID 19?

Conclusion: Our study shows that the prevalence of asthma among covid-19 patients is similar to the prevalence in the general population, asthmatic patients are not more prone than others to catching the virus and asthma is not a risk factor for severe outcomes.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 25, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Saidani, A., Maddeh, S., Kallel, N., Moussa, N., Gargouri, R., Kotti, A., Bahloul, N., Fki, W., Kammoun, S. Tags: Allergy and immunology Source Type: research