Defeating the COVID-19 Pandemic by Targeting the Critical Interface between SARS-CoV-2 Virus Infection andIts DestructiveImmune System Effects
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Having recently made the evolutionary transition from bats to humans, the novel Coronavirus SARS-Cov-2 has single-handedly created a defining moment in human history as the world reluctantly embraces a new paradigm in which the devastating effects of rapidly emerging diseases underscore the fragility of human life. The purpose of this review is to take a broad-spectrum view of the challenges that lie ahead in defeating this ongoing pandemic. In the absence of a complete understanding of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its pathogenic potential, the accomplishments of modern medicine in the molecular age, nevertheless, allow unprecedented insight into fine-tuned molecular mechanisms of infection and our increasing ability to monitor and assess this disease and its global consequences. This review attempts to define the virulence mechanisms and pathophysiological consequences of the SARS-Cov-2 virus that, based on our current understanding, will most likely respond to preventive and therapeutic approaches.
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CRAWFORD, Sarah.
Defeating the COVID-19 Pandemic by Targeting the Critical Interface between SARS-CoV-2 Virus Infection andIts DestructiveImmune System Effects.
Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 8, n. 9, sep. 2020.
ISSN 2375-1924.
Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/2219>. Date accessed: 21 dec. 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v8i9.2219.
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