Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
J Infect Dev Ctries. 2021 Oct 31;15(10):1384-1387. doi: 10.3855/jidc.13490.
Occurrence and recurrence of COVID-19 cases have been observed globally. The complex relationship of host-pathogen and the environment plays a vital role in understanding the widespread recurrence of the SARS-CoV-2 among humans. Though the pathobiology of the disease is not completely understood, it is well established that COVID-19 poses a greater threat to individuals with co-morbidities and a weakened immune system. The article deals with the notion of innate immunity, natural selection, and the survival of the fittest during the COVID-19 outbreak. The article also attempts to introduce the concept of "lifestyle and cultural immunity" that needs to be addressed and incorporated at an early stage of childhood to boost up the human immune system. The communication further discusses the role of vaccination and micro-organisms pre-existing in the environment which are required to enhance the immunity of an individual.
全球范围内都观察到了 COVID-19 病例的发生和复发。宿主-病原体和环境的复杂关系在理解 SARS-CoV-2 在人类中广泛复发方面起着至关重要的作用。尽管该疾病的发病机制尚不完全清楚，但已经确定 COVID-19 对患有合并症和免疫系统较弱的个体构成更大的威胁。本文探讨了在 COVID-19 爆发期间先天免疫、自然选择和适者生存的概念。本文还试图介绍“生活方式和文化免疫”的概念，需要在儿童早期加以解决和纳入，以增强人体免疫系统。该通讯进一步讨论了接种疫苗和环境中预先存在的微生物的作用，这些都需要增强个体的免疫力。
