id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-351283-1y9dfobn Tan, Bai‐Hong The possible impairment of respiratory‐related neural loops may be associated with the silent pneumonia induced by SARS‐CoV‐2 2020-06-11 .txt text/plain 1364 66 38 As compared to many other viral pulmonary infections, there existed several peculiar manifestations in the COVID‐19 patients, including the "silence" of pneumonia in both mild and severe cases and a long intensive care unit stay for those requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. In view of the findings for H5N1 influenza virus, the silence of pneumonia induced by SARS-CoV-2 may be due to the possible impairment of peripheral chemosensitive reflexes as well as the damage to the respiratory-related central neurons. As compared to many other viral pulmonary infections, there existed several peculiar manifestations in the COVID-19 patients, including the "silence" of pneumonia in both mild and severe cases and a long intensive care unit (ICU) stay for those requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Therefore, we propose that the peculiar manifestations in COVID-19 patients may be attributed to the possible impairment of peripheral chemosensitive reflexes as well as the damage to the respiratory-related central neurons. ./cache/cord-351283-1y9dfobn.txt ./txt/cord-351283-1y9dfobn.txt