Nutritional aspect for SARS-CoV-2 infection- current perspectives

SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has seeped through the world like never before. The infection count as well as mortality count is increasing day by day. Till now 9 million patients are affected worldwide and mortality count is 4 lakhs[1] .No proven definitive curative therapy has been found out till now. Cu...

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Main Author: Dr. Manjiri Ranade Mudgalkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences 2020-04-01
Series:Perspectives In Medical Research
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Online Access:https://www.pimr.org.in/2020-vol8-issue-1/lettertoeditor_v1.pdf
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Summary:SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has seeped through the world like never before. The infection count as well as mortality count is increasing day by day. Till now 9 million patients are affected worldwide and mortality count is 4 lakhs[1] .No proven definitive curative therapy has been found out till now. Current set of management is in very early stage of development with guidelines changing very fast as newer and newer data is emerging. No drug is found to be successful in all stages of diseases and medical researchers are continuing their fight for newer curative modalities of treatment. It is a well known fact that nutritional aspect play a very important role in preventive as well as curative aspect of viral diseases, same data can be extrapolated to this newer infection. Modification of dietary habits as well as balanced diets is extremely helpful in better prognosis of the patients
ISSN:2348-1447
2348-229X