Influencia de la obesidad en la susceptibilidad y respuesta a la infección grave del SARS-CoV-2

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)

Confidenciality: No

Education area(s): Nutrició i Metabolisme

APS: No

Title in different languages: Influence of obesity on susceptibility and response to severe SARS-CoV-2 infection

Abstract: COVID-19 (coronavirus) is currently a global pandemic that has infected millions of people and caused the death of many of them. Nutrition plays an important role in the proper functioning of the immune system, therefore, obesity could make patients with COVID-19 more susceptible and/or have a higher risk of hospitalization, intensive care, worse prognosis and greater risk. mortality risk. The main objective of this study is to identify the influence of obesity on the susceptibility and response to severe SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Subject: COVID-19 (Malaltia)

Academic year: 2020-2021

Language: spa

Work's public defense date: 2021-09-10

Subject areas: Health sciences

Student: Cuenca Saltos, Ginger Darlenys

Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia

Creation date in repository: 2023-09-18

Keywords: inmunity, COVID-19, obesity

Title in original language: Influencia de la obesidad en la susceptibilidad y respuesta a la infección grave del SARS-CoV-2

Access Rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Project director: Fernández López, Jose Antonio