COVID-19 and Various Comorbidities: A Review

Abstract

Coronavirus currently known as COVID-19, originating from China in December 2019 had caused several severe unusual respiratory illnesses. This virus had spreads among individuals and had now developed into a great pandemic worldwide. More than 50% of COVID-19 patients have at least one comorbidity. Among the people suffering from COVID-19, hypertension is ought to be the most prevalent disease followed by diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, liver, and kidney diseases. Furthermore, older individuals (>60 years) are more likely to possess multi-morbidities, therefore, are more prone to the infection caused by the COVID-19. The underlying mechanism of this virus in the still contradictory. The health care sector can manage the symptoms of COVID-19 and comorbidities associated with it with help of management and treatment strategies underlined by the WHO. As it is of utmost need to identify the risk factors and critical clinical outcomes linked with COVID-19 so that the proper steps could be adopted in the future This review extensively elaborates the relationship between COVID-19 and various comorbidities based on up-to-date data extracted from reputed journals and official websites.