1 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant healthcare burden and remains a heavily researched disease entity. Originating in Wuhan, China in late 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has infected over 600 million individuals worldwide. ABO blood groups have been known to increase the human body's susceptibility to different pathogens, such as hepatitis B virus, MERS-COV, SARS-COV, norovirus, and malaria, to name a few. As such, the association of ABO blood groups and COVID-19 infection and disease severity has come into question.