Covid-19 and the digestive system.
J Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 35(5): 744-748, 2020 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-18490
ABSTRACT
The novel coronavirus disease is currently causing a major pandemic. It is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a member of the Betacoronavirus genus that also includes the SARS-CoV and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. While patients typically present with fever and a respiratory illness, some patients also report gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Studies have identified the SARS-CoV-2 RNA in stool specimens of infected patients, and its viral receptor angiotensin converting enzyme 2 was found to be highly expressed in gastrointestinal epithelial cells. These suggest that SARS-CoV-2 can actively infect and replicate in the gastrointestinal tract. This has important implications to the disease management, transmission, and infection control. In this article, we review the important gastrointestinal aspects of the disease.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
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Digestive System
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Digestive System Diseases
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Gastroenterol Hepatol
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jgh.15047
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