Blood group association with SARS COVID-19

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  • Nafeesa Arshad 1, Saima Ashraf 2, Samavia Sana2, Roeya Rehman 2, Saqaina Anwar3, Muhammad Asif 3* 1 Department of Applied Chemistry Government College University, Faisal Abad 38000, Pakistan 2 Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Defense road Main Campus, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan 3 Institute of Energy and Environmental Engineering University of the Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan

Keywords:

COVID-19, Blood group, Factor effecting, Limitations

Abstract

A pandemic disease Covid-19 spread all over the Globe. Asymptomatic, mild symptomatic or pre-symptomatic are types of corona virus. There is still no vaccine available in the market. In past many infections fever, pneumonia, HIV, are correlated with blood groups. Different blood groups have different antigens that can fight against viral disease. Blood group A is associated with Covid-19 and persons with A blood group are mostly affected than O because O blood group has anti-A-antibody but this effect is very less. In the O blood group, sugar is naturally absent that promote pathogens (a bacterium, virus, or other microorganisms that can cause disease) to attack. Behind this, different risk factors with Covid-19, some suggestion and usage of drug with some limitations are also discussed in this paper.

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2020-08-17

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Nafeesa Arshad 1, Saima Ashraf 2, Samavia Sana2, Roeya Rehman 2, Saqaina Anwar3, Muhammad Asif 3*. Blood group association with SARS COVID-19. Alq J Med App Sci [Internet]. 2020 Aug. 17 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];3(2):66-71. Available from: https://uta.edu.ly/journal/index.php/Alqalam/article/view/88

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