2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcle.2020.10.004
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Adaptation to hypobaric hypoxia of residents at high altitude, to counteract COVID-19 disease

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“…The variability and susceptibility of COVID-19 infection throughout the world have been attributed to several factors such as chronic diseases, age, socioeconomic level, and access to medical care within different health care systems, among others [4]; however, the role of different environmental factors such as humidity, temperature, or altitude on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 are not wellunderstood [4,5]. Since the onset of the pandemic, some researchers have attempted to elucidate the effects of living at a high altitude on the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus or on the severity and the COVID-19-related incidence and mortality rate [6][7][8].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The variability and susceptibility of COVID-19 infection throughout the world have been attributed to several factors such as chronic diseases, age, socioeconomic level, and access to medical care within different health care systems, among others [4]; however, the role of different environmental factors such as humidity, temperature, or altitude on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 are not wellunderstood [4,5]. Since the onset of the pandemic, some researchers have attempted to elucidate the effects of living at a high altitude on the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus or on the severity and the COVID-19-related incidence and mortality rate [6][7][8].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…En el Perú, se confirmó e l p rimer c aso d e l a enfermedad el día 6 de marzo del 2020 y en el Departamento de Puno, ubicado a 3 827 msnm, el día 7 de abril del mismo año; y, desde entonces, hubo miles de casos y fallecidos en nuestro país y en varias regiones de gran altitud. Algunos reportes iniciales en el país mostraron una menor incidencia y mortalidad, atribuyéndolo a la menor susceptibilidad de desarrollar efectos hipóxicos adversos graves producto de la aclimatación y adaptación fisiológica a la altura13 , a una baja prevalencia de diabetes, hipertensión y obesidad en altura14 , y a factores como la menor cantidad de receptores ECA-2 y el aumento de la eritropoyetina 15,16. Estos hallazgos sólo generaron un "exceso de confianza" e n la población de altura peruana, que permitió un incremento de casos al no respetar las medidas preventivas, lo que fue demostrado por Castagnetto et al, quienes concluyeron que la altura no protegía contra la infección ni la mortalidad por COVID-19 17.…”
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