Obesity is one of the most serious diseases resulting in disability and high mortality. The problem of obesity existed before COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) pandemic. It is proved that patients with obesity are most at risk to get infected and having a severe course of the infectious disease. In the contemporary world combination of obesity and a new corona viral infection is of a special significance. The increased risk of severe consequences of COVID-19 in people with obesity is also determined by the high reliability of developing “a cytokine storm”. Obesity is a source of chronic inflammation as it is accompanied by the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and an increase of acute phase proteins. At present many peculiarities of the course of corona viral infection are revealed against the background of obesity. Among them are: presence
of severe respiratory failure, high risk for developing respiratory distress syndrome, thrombosis and thrombo-embolic complications, as well as worsening of chronic cardio-vascular diseases. In the current situation questions of conservative treatment, considering the mechanisms of virus penetration into the cell, peculiarities of its pathophysiology and interaction with the human organism, obtain a special actuality.
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