Caution is needed on the effect of altitude on the pathogenesis of SAR-CoV-2 virus
Respir Physiol Neurobiol
.
2020 Aug:279:103464.
doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2020.103464.
Epub 2020 May 21.
Authors
Johannes Burtscher
1
,
Martin Burtscher
2
,
Grégoire P Millet
3
Affiliations
1
Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: johannes.burtscher@unil.ch.
2
University of Innsbruck, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
3
Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
PMID:
32447057
PMCID:
PMC7240253
DOI:
10.1016/j.resp.2020.103464
No abstract available
Keywords:
COVID-19; UV; altitude; hypoxia; lung remodeling.
Publication types
Comment
MeSH terms
Altitude
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2