Clinical and epidemiological transformation of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 on the example of the Volgograd region
Abstract
The purpose and objectives of the study. Identification of epidemiological, gender, clinical and laboratory differences in the course of the new COVID-19 coronavirus infection (NCVI) at the initial and final stages of the pandemic.
The material and methods of the study are a retrospective comparative analysis of the main clinical and epidemiological characteristics of NCVI, age and gender differences of patients at the initial (2020) and final (2022-2023) stages of the pandemic.
Results. At the initial stage of the pandemic, the prevalence of more severe forms of the disease was revealed mainly among comorbid unvaccinated elderly and mostly male patients against the background of their untimely medical treatment. At the final stage, signs of a change in the clinical picture of the disease with the natural transformation of NCVI into an acute respiratory viral infection were confirmed.
Conclusions. The study showed signs of a significant softening of the clinical picture of NCVI in the process of a natural evolutionary transformation of its pathogen.
About the Authors
S. F. Popov
ФГБОУ ВО «Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет» Минздрава России
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
O. V. Alexandrov
ФГБОУ ВО «Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет» Минздрава России
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Popov S.F., Alexandrov O.V. Clinical and epidemiological transformation of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 on the example of the Volgograd region. Bashkortostan Medical Journal. 2024;19(4):17-20. (In Russ.)
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