2021
DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2021.6622
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Relation to COVID-19 in Baghdad City

Abstract: BACKGROUND: COVID-19 is resulted from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, which initiated in China in December 2019. Parasites are efficient immune modulators because their ability to stimulate an immune response in infected persons. AIM: This study aims to detect if there is a probable relationship between intestinal parasitic infections and COVID-19. METHODS: Ninety patients consulted at Al-Kindy Teaching Hospital (Al-Shifa center) from October 2020 till April 2021, confirmed infection with … Show more

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“…Another report from Egypt noted that parasitic coinfection presented in 72% and 20% of mild and critically ill cases, respectively [84]. On the contrary, other reports showed a very low rate of parasitic infections among COVID-19 patients [85].…”
Section: Prevalence Of Coinfectionsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Another report from Egypt noted that parasitic coinfection presented in 72% and 20% of mild and critically ill cases, respectively [84]. On the contrary, other reports showed a very low rate of parasitic infections among COVID-19 patients [85].…”
Section: Prevalence Of Coinfectionsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Thus, infections of the parasites can affect pathogenicity by immediate modification in the immune system, and through balancing microbiota (15,16,18). Another study has shown that GIT metazoan can acts as protectors versus viral infections of the lungs by action together with microbiota through inducing of type I interferon signaling (21), and several studies have been recorded the antagonistic relation of infection with COVID-19 and between parasitic infection (22,23,24 ). Influence of parasitic infections on COVID-19 especially those related with helminths, may decrease occurrence and death-rate of COVID-19 )25, 26), while co-parasitic infection with intestinal parasites could reduce severity of this virus (27).…”
Section: Potential Role Of Parasitic Infections In Protection Against...mentioning
confidence: 99%