Towards Understanding COVID-19: Molecular Insights, Co-infections, Associated Disorders, and Aging.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 can be related to any diseases caused by microbial infection(s) because 1) co-infection with COVID-19-related virus and other microorganism(s) and 2) because metabolites produced by microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and protozoan can be involved in necrotizing pneumonia and other necrotizing medical conditions observed in COVID-19.

Objective

By way of illustration, the microbial metabolite of aromatic amino acid tryptophan, a biogenic amine tryptamine inducing neurodegeneration in cell and animal models, also induces necrosis.

Methods

This report includes analysis of COVID-19 positivity by zip codes in Florida and relation of the positivity to population density, possible effect of ecological and social factors on spread of COVID-19, autopsy

SUBMITTER: Paley EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8385430 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature