COVID-19: when the world falls to its knees because of a virus
COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2. In March 2020, the WHO declared a pandemic of COVID-19. The virus attacks human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors (ACE2), which are found in the lungs, vessels, heart, kidneys. This is the cause of the formation of multiple organ dysfunction in severe cases....
Main Authors: | Yoana Mladenova, Konstantin Gospodinov, Nadya Stancheva, Snezhanka Tisheva-Gospodinova |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Bulgarian |
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Pensoft Publishers
2020-07-01
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Series: | Българска кардиология |
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Online Access: | https://journal.bgcardio.org/article/52847/download/pdf/ |
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