What’s Sex Got to Do With COVID-19? Gender-Based Differences in the Host Immune Response to Coronaviruses

The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the cause of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, has ravaged the world, with over 22 million total cases and over 770,000 deaths worldwide as of August 18, 2020. While the elderly are most severely affected, implicating an age...

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Main Authors: Nirupa Gadi, Samantha C. Wu, Allison P. Spihlman, Vaishali R. Moulton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
sex
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.02147/full