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Viruses, Vol. 14, Pages 2728: Use of Antiandrogens as Therapeutic Agents in COVID-19 Patients
rooke COVID-19, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2), is estimated to have caused over 6.5 million deaths worldwide. The emergence of fast-evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern alongside increased transmissibility and/or virulence, as well as immune and vaccine escape capabilities, highlight the urgent need for more effective antivirals to combat the disease in the long run along with regularly updated vaccine boosters. One of the early risk factors identified during the COVID-19 pandemic was that men are more likely to become infected by the virus, more likely to develop severe ...
Source: Viruses - December 7, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Efstathios S. Giotis Emine Cil Greg N. Brooke Tags: Review Source Type: research

Viruses, Vol. 14, Pages 25: Pandemics of the 21st Century: The Risk Factor for Obese People
¡ The number of obese adults and children is increasing worldwide, with obesity now being a global epidemic. Around 2.8 million people die annually from clinical overweight or obesity. Obesity is associated with numerous comorbid conditions including hypertension, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and cancer, and even the development of severe disease after infection with viruses. Over the past twenty years, a number of new viruses has emerged and entered the human population. Moreover, influenza (H1N1)pdm09 virus and severe acute resp...
Source: Viruses - December 23, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Miriam Hanckov á Tatiana Bet áková Tags: Review Source Type: research