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. 2020 Sep 30;9(9):4729-4735.
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_763_20. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Coronavirus and Its effect on the respiratory system: Is there any association between pneumonia and immune cells

Besharat Rahimi  1 , Ahmad Vesal  2 , Maryam Edalatifard  1
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Coronavirus and Its effect on the respiratory system: Is there any association between pneumonia and immune cells

Besharat Rahimi et al. J Family Med Prim Care. .

Abstract

Background: With a new mutation, coronavirus has now become an important pandemic that gripped the entire world. Coronavirus infection often begins in the nasopharynx and destroys the olfactory epithelium. Despite many studies, little progress has been made in the treatment of coronavirus. This study aimed to further investigate the pathogenicity of coronavirus to reduce its infection by examining the virus function in the body and its stages of infection.

Material and methods: With the aim of investigating the coronavirus and its effect on the human respiratory system from 1992 to 2020, this study examined the coronavirus and its different aspects and tried to answer whether there is an association between pneumonia and immune cells. This study was conducted in April 2020 and to obtain the related papers on the characteristics of the virus, Nature, ISC Pubmed, Medline WHO, NCBI, and PsycINFO databases were used. Out of 284 papers, 53 were used in this study.

Result: Studies have shown that avoiding infected areas and strengthening the immune system inhibit the virus to bind the mucosal layers. Given the important role of acquired immunity and lymphocytes against coronavirus, it is necessary to pay attention to boost the immune system in adults and the elderly. Antioxidants help reduce the oxidative stress and inflammation in the immune system thus help it regenerate better. The results showed that children are susceptible to the virus though have lower mortality and clinical manifestations than adults.

Conclusion: The vaccine should receive further attention and in the long run, antiviral drugs and broad-spectrum vaccines are produced for infectious diseases.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; immune system; pneumonia; respiratory system.

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Figure 1
Corona virus structure (15)
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Coronavirus replication cycle
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