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Severe COVID-19 Disease Group: Viral Pneumonia
Group
The last group that gets severe disease is a viral pneumonia group, where their viral
response is not in control at all. The host inflammatory response is there but it's not
very prominent. This group of people have persistent new onset of fever and
increasing oxygen requirements. However, all the markers about the inflammatory
phase don't go up. So, this is a group where the viral response phase is predominant.
Depending on the risk profile, the patients can be treated because of these
parameters.
Diagram 8: Viral pneumonia group as the risk factor of severe COVID-19 disease
