Vitamin C use as a preventive measure against COVID-19
The SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) disease caused a global health crisis. The World Health Organization shows high morbidity and mortality figures and it is essential to delve into the epidemiological and clinical aspects of diagnosis and treatment to face and defeat this disease. Some researchers have shown...
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| author | Jhofre Vinicio Prado Quilambaqui Daniela Monserrath López Hoyos Heidy Aylin Banda Marcillo |
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| description | The SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) disease caused a global health crisis. The World Health Organization shows high morbidity and mortality figures and it is essential to delve into the epidemiological and clinical aspects of diagnosis and treatment to face and defeat this disease. Some researchers have shown that the use of vitamin C, both from food as well as oral or intravenous vitamin supplements, has a positive effect on the body. The potential effect of vitamin C is the reduction of lung inflammation that could play a key role in lung injury caused by coronavirus infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f273b17d0434d0db61f1edfda59740a2025-01-30T21:29:00ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2022-12-0120664672242Vitamin C use as a preventive measure against COVID-19Jhofre Vinicio Prado Quilambaqui0Daniela Monserrath López Hoyos1Heidy Aylin Banda Marcillo2Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes. Ambato, Ecuador.Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes. Ambato, Ecuador.Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes. Ambato, Ecuador.The SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) disease caused a global health crisis. The World Health Organization shows high morbidity and mortality figures and it is essential to delve into the epidemiological and clinical aspects of diagnosis and treatment to face and defeat this disease. Some researchers have shown that the use of vitamin C, both from food as well as oral or intravenous vitamin supplements, has a positive effect on the body. The potential effect of vitamin C is the reduction of lung inflammation that could play a key role in lung injury caused by coronavirus infection.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5649ácido ascórbicocovid-19antioxidantesmicronutrientes |
| spellingShingle | Jhofre Vinicio Prado Quilambaqui Daniela Monserrath López Hoyos Heidy Aylin Banda Marcillo Vitamin C use as a preventive measure against COVID-19 Medisur ácido ascórbico covid-19 antioxidantes micronutrientes |
| title | Vitamin C use as a preventive measure against COVID-19 |
| title_full | Vitamin C use as a preventive measure against COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Vitamin C use as a preventive measure against COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vitamin C use as a preventive measure against COVID-19 |
| title_short | Vitamin C use as a preventive measure against COVID-19 |
| title_sort | vitamin c use as a preventive measure against covid 19 |
| topic | ácido ascórbico covid-19 antioxidantes micronutrientes |
| url | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5649 |
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