The severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has proven
a challenge to healthcare systems since its first appearance in late 2019. The global spread …

From the beginning of 2020, the governments and the health systems around the world are
tackling infections and fatalities caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Apart from posing various mechanical and medical issues compromising general health,
obesity is a major factor for respiratory tract infections, due to specific inflammation and …

Obesity is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality from coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19). The risk is related to the cytokine storm, a major contributor to multiorgan …

Besides advanced age and the presence of multiple comorbidities as major contributors to
increased risk of severe disease and fatal outcome from Severe Acute Respiratory …

Obesity has been recognized as an independent risk factor for critical illness and major
severity in subjects with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The role of fat distribution …

Emerging data suggest that obesity is a major risk factor for the progression of major
complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cytokine storm and …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) appears to have higher
pathogenicity among patients with obesity. Obesity, termed as body mass index greater than …

Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV2) disease (COVID-
19) is a novel threat that hampers life expectancy especially in obese individuals. Though …

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has recently led to
worldwide research efforts to identify subjects at greater risk of developing more severe …