Factors affecting the severity of COVID-19 and the development of complications

Abstract

Due to the prevalence and diversity of both symptoms and outcomes of COVID-19, the understanding of the factors that determine the risk of severe course of this disease and possible complications is of particular importance. In this review, we present the information on specifics of COVID-19 pathogenesis and give a theoretical justification for the factors that determine the course of this disease in patients of different age groups, patients with chronic pathology, and pregnant women. Particular attention is paid to the post-COVID syndrome.

Keywords

• covid-19
• sars-cov-2
• disease severity
• complications
• post-covid syndrome