Response to Nigella sativa in Patients with Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19
MD Issa Rasheed Fetian, Issa D Fitian, Lukas Villiger, Maged Darwish
heakthbook TIMES, doi:10.36000/hbt.2021.01.001
deaths due had been reported. The disease is transmitted via inhalation or contact with infected droplets. The incubation period ranges from 2 to 14 days and can reach up to 21 days. Many people are asymptomatic. The estimated fatality rate ranges from 2%−3%. Special molecular tests are being used to detect the virus in respiratory secretions. Elevated levels of C-reactive protein have been detected in the blood sample, while the white blood cell counts were considered normal. The computerized tomographic chest scan is usually abnormal even in those with no symptoms or mild disease. Current treatment options are essentially supportive, as the role of antiviral agents is yet to be established. Preventative measures can be utilized to slow the spread of infection, such as isolation of suspected cases or those with mild symptoms and strict infection control measures at hospitals. Though the virus is far more infectious than its two ancestors, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), 2019-nCoV has a lower mortality rate. To date, the impact of this pandemic is uncertain, and the global research community is working diligently to find a satisfactory therapy. To date, there is no approved oral treatment.
healthbook TIMES 75 Response to Nigella sativa in COVID-19 patients • Currently, there is a quite number of treatment options for viral infections with SARS-CoV-2 available. The majority of treatment options are of a supportive nature, and none is an absolute satisfactory therapeutic management. Thus, there are challenging further trends and trials for viral infection treatment management with SARS-CoV-2, with minimal or no side effects. • N. sativa exhibits the potential to be a distinguished drug for treating COVID-19 and different microbial infections. A pilot clinical study using N. sativa with big data and analytics is highly in demand based on the data presented above, which will propagate its unique properties to COVID-19 treatment management.
TAKE-HOME MESSAGES D I S C LO S U R E S TAT E M E N T The authors have not declared any financial or personal connections in connection with this post. The authors would like to thank Fabio Valeri for assistance with statistical analysis and careful review of the case report.
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