Mirabedini Zahra, Ahmed Khan Naveed, Niyyati Maryam, Javanmard Ehsan, Hamedanipour Mohammad, Arab-Mazar Zahra
Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Sharjah College of Medicine, University City, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Iran J Parasitol. 2022 Apr-Jun;17(2):138-144. doi: 10.18502/ijpa.v17i2.9529.
is a free-living amoeba that has been found on surfaces, air, water and various environmental sources around the world. It enters the human body through the respiratory tract via the nose. Of note, amoebae are well known to act as a reservoir for various pathogenic microorganisms including bacteria and viruses such as and . Given that SARS-CoV-2 of the Coronaviridae family is transmitted through the respiratory tract, and the Trojan horse nature of , it has been suggested that amoebae act as a vector in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The aim of this study was to provide an opinion of the possibility of the coexistence of with SARS-CoV-2.
是一种自由生活的变形虫,在世界各地的表面、空气、水和各种环境来源中都有发现。它通过鼻子经呼吸道进入人体。值得注意的是,变形虫是包括细菌和病毒(如 和 )在内的各种致病微生物的众所周知的宿主。鉴于冠状病毒科的严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)通过呼吸道传播,以及 的特洛伊木马性质,有人提出变形虫在SARS-CoV-2的传播中充当载体。本研究的目的是就 与SARS-CoV-2共存的可能性提供一种观点。