COVID-19 and threats to pregnancy and the fetus

<p>11 March 2020 WHO assessmented that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 RNA virus is highly contagious and is transmitted by droplets.</p><p>It appears that pregnant women may be at a higher risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2, which increases the risk to...

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Main Authors: Przemysław Raczkiewicz, Natalia Śmiech, Tomasz Korzec, Konrad Kania, Marlena Kaczerska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kazimierz Wielki University 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Education, Health and Sport
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Online Access:https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JEHS/article/view/33696
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Summary:<p>11 March 2020 WHO assessmented that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 RNA virus is highly contagious and is transmitted by droplets.</p><p>It appears that pregnant women may be at a higher risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2, which increases the risk to pregnancy and fetal defects. The course of the disease in this group of patients is more severe due to the changes in the immune and respiratory systems. Despite the constantly growing number of publications on the course of COVID-19 infection, the available data is insufficient.</p>
ISSN:2391-8306