COVID-19: Variable Immune Response in Indian Population

Highly Variable Immune-Response Proteins

Interpretation of Serologic Test Results and Evaluation of Humoral Immune Response After Vaccination Following Infection with COVID-19 Disease

SARS-CoV-2 virus infection induces a cellular and humoral mediated immune response and produces antibodies against viral antigens such as nucleocapsid (N) protein and spike (S) protein. Anti-protein S antibodies also target the spike protein subunit S1 and the receptor binding domain (RBD). Serologic tests can detect the presence of these antibodies in blood serum within a few days to a few wee...

Immune Response to the Pathogenesis of COVID-19 Infection: Possible Mechanism of Nutrition (Vitamins, Supplement) and Exercise

COVID-19 infection, a present ravaging disease attributed to a SARS-CoV like illness has brought the world to it knee causing a pandemic, with human-human transmission indexed to be a major source of transmission of this ailment. Alarmingly, this infection based on clinical manifestations has been diagnosed as a virus induced pneumonia with over 5 million cases reckoned at a mortality rate of a...

Student-Led Initiatives’ Potential in the COVID-19 Response in Iran

Fast Food Consumption Status and Its Determinants in Iranian Population During COVID-19 Outbreak

Background and Objectives: Fast-food consumption is associated with obesity and non-communicable diseases, leading to the severity of COVID-19 status. The aim of this study was to investigate fast-food consumption status and its determinants in Iranian population during the epidemic.  Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 891 Iranian adults from most regions of the ...