Current smoking is not associated with COVID-19
Marco Rossato, Lucia Russo, Sara Mazzocut, Angelo Di Vincenzo, Paola Fioretto, Roberto Vettor
Abstract
<b>Despite the main complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection regard lung involvement, the prevalence of current smoking in COVID-19 patients is very low, thus questioning the role of coexisting active smoking as a risk factor for COVID-19 pneumonia</b>https://bit.ly/3eUnl1R
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Pneumonia2019-20 coronavirus outbreakRisk factorMedicineLung infectionVirologyLungEnvironmental healthInternal medicineOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 and Mental Health