Opinion Article
Kamen F and Bekkara A
Abstract
Researchers around the world have been working since Janury 2020 to better understand SARS-Cov2, the coronavirus responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic. The membrane structure of SARS Cov2, the characteristics of lung damage both pathophysiologically and radiologically, the categories of patients with severe forms, the prevalence of covid-19 smokers have raised questions and closeness with the toxicity of cadmium. Through a review of the literature on the toxicity of cadmium and the prevalence of cardiovascular and cardio-metabolic pathology, the hypothesis of a combined action SARS Cov2 and cadmium is discussed.