The COVID-19 Cytokine Storm; What We Know So Far

The COVID-19 Cytokine Storm; What We Know So Far

COVID-19 is a rapidly spreading global threat that has been declared as a pandemic by the WHO. COVID-19 is transmitted via droplets or direct contact and infects the respiratory tract resulting in pneumonia in most of the cases and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in about 15 % of the case...

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Main Authors: Dina Ragab, Haitham Salah Eldin, Mohamed Taeimah, Rasha Khattab, Ramy Salem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
COVID-19
cytokine
storm
ARDS
IL-6
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.01446/full

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