Pathophysiology of COVID-19 and its potential therapeutics

Authors

  • Sarfaraz Alam Khan Department of Pharmacology, Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Nazeem Ishrat Siddiqui Department of Physiology, Government Medical College, Khandwa. Madhya Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20210193

Keywords:

COVID-19, Pathophysiology, Therapeutics

Abstract

A series of acute and atypical serious respiratory illnesses were reported in December 2019 from Wuhan, a city of China. It spread to other places and became a global pandemic involving more than 200 countries of the world. Soon, it was discovered that this atypical respiratory illness was caused by a novel corona virus. It was named as the severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease caused by it as corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19). Since COVID-19 is a new viral disease, world is still struggling to find out a permanent remedy to control this serious health problem. It seems prudent to study or have a look on the pathophysiology of SARS CoV-2 in the light of available research. Further, a review on pathophysiology may give an insight on the potential therapeutic options. Being a new virus and having potential to cause significant morbidity and mortality in short span of time various approved drugs are being repurposed for the treatment of COVID-19.

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2021-01-25

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Khan, S. A., & Siddiqui, N. I. (2021). Pathophysiology of COVID-19 and its potential therapeutics. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 10(2), 201–208. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20210193

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