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Immunology of COVID ‐19
Author(s) -
Brüssow Harald
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.954
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1462-2920
pISSN - 1462-2912
DOI - 10.1111/1462-2920.15302
Subject(s) - biology , immune system , covid-19 , coronavirus , disease , immunology , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , medicine , pathology , outbreak
Summary The immune response to SARS‐CoV‐2 reveals a delicate balance between protective effects and harmful pathological reactions and can possibly explain the highly variable disease manifestations in subjects infected with this novel coronavirus. A better understanding of the anti‐viral immune response is not only critical for vaccine development but might also provide targets for pharmaceutical and immunological treatment options. Recent research literature on immune aspects of COVID‐19 is summarized in this review with an outlook how bats have evolved to live with these viral infections.