TY - JOUR AU - Klepikov, Igor PY - 2021/01/17 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Helping Patients with COVID-19: Perspectives and Reality JF - Journal of Internal Medicine: Science & Art JA - jimsa VL - 2 IS - 1 SE - Editorial DO - 10.36013/jimsa.v2i1.49 UR - https://spphllc.com/jimsa/article/view/49 SP - 2 - 5 AB - The presented data of the mini-review strongly suggest that the role of the COVID-19 virus as the sole cause of the disaster is exaggerated and indicates the urgent need to revise the general system of views on the nature of acute pneumonia. The current pandemic cannot be explained solely by the sudden aggression of the virus itself. Continuing important and necessary research on ways to prevent the disease and the ability of the coronavirus to penetrate the body's tissues, doctors should not forget about the general mechanisms of the development of the pathological process. ER -