COVID-19, Sistema Renina-Angiotensina, Enzima Conversora da Angiotensina 2 e Nicotina: Qual a Inter-Relação?
Jaqueline Schölz Issa, Marcelo Antônio Cartaxo Queiroga Lopes, José Francisco Kerr Saraiva, Fernanda Marciano Consolim‐Colombo
Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19, an infection caused by the new Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. By the beginning of June, 7 million positive cases and around 400 thousand deaths from the disease had been reported worldwide. In the same period, Brazil accounted for approximately 700 thousand cases and 40 thousand deaths. Although the virus can infect individuals of any age, so far the most serious cases have been described in people aged 55 [...]
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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Pandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)CoronavirusDiseaseVirologyGynecologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 and Mental Health