tobacco smokers as target group for complicated coronwavirus infection

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    The coronavirus infection (Covid-19) with the etiological agent SARS-CoV-2 has become a serious global health problem, the fight against which is still ongoing. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 occurs through binding of the spike glycoprotein of the virus to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) receptor on the epithelial_cell surface with the help of transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2), ensuring viral entry in the cell (Walls et_al 2020). The ACE2 receptor is exclusively represented on the surface of epithelial_cells in the nasal cavity and the lower respiratory tract, thus . . .

     

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