COVID-19 infection and vitamins
- VernacularTitle:COVID-19-ийн халдвар ба витамин
- Author:
Erkhembayar Sh
1
;
Munkhtsetseg J
1
Author Information
1. Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, School of Biomedicine
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
COVID-19;
vitamins;
infection;
acute respiratory distress syndrome
- From:Mongolian Medical Sciences
2020;194(4):84-96
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
In December 2019, a group of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome were diagnosed
in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The virus that causes the disease is called SARS-CoV-2, and
COVID-19 is spreading rapidly from Asia to Europe and around the world. New epidemics, such as
the new coronavirus, acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV), Middle East respiratory syndrome
(MERS-CoV), and H1N1 influenza A, have been a warning to global health organizations. However,
none of these pathogens have had such a catastrophic impact worldwide as the novel coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2. RNA viruses known to possess very high mutation rate, which is associated with
increased virulence and variability. This feature can also be seen in COVID-19, which has over 50
million cases with a mortality rate of 2.5% in 217 countries. The clinical spectrum of COVID-19 ranges
from asymptomatic carriage, mild upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), severe viral pneumonia
to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death. Research has led to identification of the
angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) 2 as the cell-entry receptor for SARS-CoV-2. However, despite
these findings, systematic studies of viral dynamics and the immune response of infected individuals
have not been fully established.
Coronavirus vaccines are being developed around the world and are expected to produced in 2021,
according to Australian researchers. However, there is a urgent need for evidence-based treatment
against SARS-CoV-2.
This article summarizes the many studies that have been conducted on the effects of vitamins and
minerals in the treatment of coronavirus infections.
- Full text:2020-194(4)-84-96.pdf
