TY - CHAP
T1 - The gut feeling during the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Mirsepasi-Lauridsen, Hengameh Chloé
AU - Sørensen, Camilla Adler
AU - Troelsen, Jesper Thorvald
AU - Krogfelt, Karen Angeliki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 selection and editorial matter, Nicole Thualagant and Pelle Korsbæk Sørensen and Troels Sune Mønsted; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - Until the last century, viruses were described as inert particles dependent on a host to exist. Now the view on viruses has changed thanks to advances in modern technology which have enabled a closer investigation of viruses. Human pathogenic viruses have caused billions of deaths throughout the centuries. The latest pandemic, COVID-19, originated in 2019 and was caused by SARS-CoV-2. There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic affected humanity in many ways, both physiologically and mentally. The SARS-CoV-2 viral infection leads to an imbalance in the gut microbiota, known as dysbiosis, which can result in acute or chronic enteritis, sometimes followed by anxiety and depression. Thus, the COVID-19 led to a mentally stressed society due to, among others, financial losses, lockdowns, social distancing, etc. Disease outbreaks on the scale of COVID-19 are highly likely to be seen in the future, due to extensive global travel and trade. However, the key lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic can provide knowledge and inspire people to change their health behaviour, preventing the spread of new diseases as they emerge.
AB - Until the last century, viruses were described as inert particles dependent on a host to exist. Now the view on viruses has changed thanks to advances in modern technology which have enabled a closer investigation of viruses. Human pathogenic viruses have caused billions of deaths throughout the centuries. The latest pandemic, COVID-19, originated in 2019 and was caused by SARS-CoV-2. There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic affected humanity in many ways, both physiologically and mentally. The SARS-CoV-2 viral infection leads to an imbalance in the gut microbiota, known as dysbiosis, which can result in acute or chronic enteritis, sometimes followed by anxiety and depression. Thus, the COVID-19 led to a mentally stressed society due to, among others, financial losses, lockdowns, social distancing, etc. Disease outbreaks on the scale of COVID-19 are highly likely to be seen in the future, due to extensive global travel and trade. However, the key lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic can provide knowledge and inspire people to change their health behaviour, preventing the spread of new diseases as they emerge.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85177509012&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9781003441915-17
DO - 10.4324/9781003441915-17
M3 - Book chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85177509012
SN - 9781032257785
SP - 203
EP - 221
BT - Sustainable Health and the COVID-19 Crisis
PB - Taylor and Francis Ltd.
ER -