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. 2020 Jul;45(4):311-312.
doi: 10.30476/ijms.2020.86010.1566.

Exercise and COVID-19 as an Infectious Disease

Hossein Shirvani  1
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Exercise and COVID-19 as an Infectious Disease

Hossein Shirvani. Iran J Med Sci. 2020 Jul.
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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
The open window hypothesis states that the immune system is compromised 3 to 72 hours after strenuous exercise, leading to an increased risk of opportunistic infections in the following days.
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Figure 2
The J-curve model shows the relationship between the exercise workload and the risk for upper respiratory tract infection. Other factors such as travel, pathogen exposure, sleep disruption, mental stress, and dietary patterns may influence this relationship.
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