Case Series

Volume: 4 | Issue: 9 | Published: Jul 13, 2020 | Pages: 308 - 318 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1592718563

Success stories of COVID-19


Authors: Vikrant Arya , Ranjeet Kaur Parmar


Article Info

Authors

Vikrant Arya

Government College of Pharmacy, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

Ranjeet Kaur Parmar

Pranav Kuteer, Jayanti Vihar, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India

Publication History

Received: June 21, 2020

Revised: June 27, 2020

Accepted: June 30, 2020

Published: July 13, 2020


Abstract


Corona pandemic has unfurled its wings to disrupt the healthcare system of developing as well as developed countries and created havoc among healthcare professionals. Today, there is an atmosphere of trepidation at the possibility of getting new cure against this dreadful virus. People are looking with anxious eyes toward scientists to develop a vaccine against this virus. Already killed thousands of lives, this virus is spreading at a pace of fire. Some healthcare professionals and researchers are working out of the way to develop a new vaccine, and some are targeting the existing drug approach. Several successful trials were performed on Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients involving existing drugs in combination till date. This case series underlined those successful case studies of COVID-19. Different combinational approaches have been adopted by researchers such as the use of tissue plasminogen activators, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and convalescent plasma therapy, intravenous immunoglobulins, antivirals drugs, antimalarials, antibiotics, interleukin antagonists, and corticosteroids to combat COVID-19. These therapies have corroborated to be constructive at some levels among individuals having a severe medical history as well as individuals without any profound medical history.

Keywords: Antiviral, COVID-19, corona, case studies, plasma therapy, virus, ultraviolet, ultrasonication, green