CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, ITS TREATMENT OPPORTUNITIES USING
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE AND MITIGATING SEVERITY
Abstract
Coronavirus is a new virus that takes control over the immune system
making it lose its ability to differentiate between the healthy and
infected cells. After enervating its host’s capacity to fight, the virus
now replicates and transmits to look for other susceptible hosts. Due to
this hollowing out of the immune system there are noticeable effects in
the health of the people. Mass transmission of this virus leads the
disease caused by it, called COVID-19, to take the form of a pandemic.
In this study, we aim to underline the importance of carrying out the
studies of other diseases with similar symptoms, of different animals
carrying the virus and medications used in preceding pandemics. Certain
species have been observed to be immune to the disease. The steroid,
Hydroxychloroquine (C18H26ClN3O.H2SO4) which is an anti-parasitic drug
that has been showing promising results in COVID-19, creates an
intriguing fact wherein an antidote for Malaria is proving promising
against a Coronavirus. Here, we intend to reflect on the importance of
an interdisciplinary study across biochemistry, medical sciences and
molecular sciences so that we can stay prepared beforehand for an
epidemic.