Overview of COVID-19 : Current scenario and role of Ayurvedic measures

Abstract

Viral diseases are one of the major causes of devastation in human history world wide. Bacterial and parasitic diseases can be controlled by the use of effective antibodies and anti-parasitic agents respectively. Since viruses do replicate inside the cells and any intervention will affect the cellular metabolism of the host. Development of antiviral drug is a challenge. COVID-19 is the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered corona virus. This new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. COVID -19 is declared as a pandemic by WHO in the month of March. No cure has yet been found for the disease; however, nowadays it is being managed through symptomatic treatment by using corticosteroids and antibiotics to prevent or subside bacterial infections. As all infected people do not develop severe disease and even most of them are having either mild symptoms or symptoms less. From the recent data we found that most of the patients who developed severe symptoms have already had some chronic ailments like diabetes, HTN and were already in an immune-compromised state. So, through Ayurvedic approach we can try to boost up immunity of the patient and hence can reduce the mortality rate and burden of providing health facilities in our country.