User:Netha Hussain/Risk factors for severe illness due to COVID-19

Several risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019 are identified and research is ongoing to find newer risk factors for severe illness due to COVID-1 infection.

Age
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30243-7/fulltext https://www.icuregswe.org/en/data--results/covid-19-in-swedish-intensive-care/ https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/4/8/21207269/covid-19-coronavirus-risk-factors (age, genetics, underlying medical conditions)

Co-morbid conditions
asthma: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2213-2600%2820%2930167-3 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/health/coronavirus-asthma-risk.html comorbid conditions: https://www.esmo.org/oncology-news/cumulative-risk-factors-for-covid-19-complications-in-patients-with-lung-cancer https://www.massgeneral.org/assets/MGH/pdf/news/coronavirus/risk-factors-for-severe-COVID-19.pdf (risk factors for disease progression)

Health care workers risk
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200411-sitrep-82-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=74a5d15_2

Older adults
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/older-adults.html

Asthma
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/asthma.html

Obesity
https://www.newsweek.com/obesity-covid-19-risk-coronavirus-hospitalization-1497791

Risk factors for spread of COVID-19 : https://africacenter.org/spotlight/mapping-risk-factors-spread-covid-19-africa/