The Environment and COVID-19 Transmission: A Perspective

Autores/as

  • Adewale Allen Sokan-Adeaga Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0885-1526
  • Ayodeji Micheal Sokan-Adeaga Department of Community Health and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8550-1960
  • Eniola Deborah Sokan-Adeaga Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1837-5287

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12662/2317-3076jhbs.v8i1.3361.p1-6.2020

Palabras clave:

COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Tropics, Temperate, Environmental Factors, Transmission

Resumen

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a severe public health threat worldwide. Despite the global spread, there is an observed aberration and skewness in the geographic/regional distribution of the disease, with a high preponderance of cases and mortality occurring in the temperate regions compared to the tropics. A plausible explanation for this discrepancy could be linked to variability in environmental factors. Hence, this review discusses succinctly the possible influences of geographic location, temperature/sunlight, relative humidity and building design on the rate of transmission of COVID-19. We postulate that elevated melatonin production in a hot climate, high temperature, adequate vitamin D synthesis from sunlight exposure, high relative humidity and efficient ventilation due to housing design confers innate immunity and adaptive advantage to COVID-19 transmission for populations in the tropics over those in the temperate regions. Hence, we recommend that control studies taking into congnizance the relationship between environment and disease be prioritized. Such studies are important for predicting viral disease spread, in particular if this leads to pandemics like in the case of COVID-19, to aid decisions in public health policies at the global level. level.      

 

 

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Biografía del autor/a

Adewale Allen Sokan-Adeaga, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

SOKAN-ADEAGA ADEWALE ALLEN, is research fellow at the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. His areas of interests are Environmental Epideomiolgy, Climate Change and Infectious Disease.

Ayodeji Micheal Sokan-Adeaga, Department of Community Health and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

SOKAN-ADEAGA Micheal Ayodeji, is a Microbiologist and certified Medical Practitioner. He is research fellow at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Arabia, Nigeria. He has published widely in various peer review journals.

Eniola Deborah Sokan-Adeaga, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria.

SOKAN-ADEAGA Eniola Deborah is holds a B.Tech (Physiology) from College of Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria. Her areas of interest are Respiratory Physiology and Public Health Education.

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Publicado

2020-07-16

Cómo citar

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Sokan-Adeaga AA, Sokan-Adeaga AM, Sokan-Adeaga ED. The Environment and COVID-19 Transmission: A Perspective. J Health Biol Sci. [Internet]. 16 de julio de 2020 [citado 22 de julio de 2024];8(1):1-6. Disponible en: https://periodicos.unichristus.edu.br/jhbs/article/view/3361

Número

Vol. 8 Núm. 1 (2020): Journal of Health and Biological Sciences

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