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COVID-19: An Opinion of Prevention and Dietary Based Management Hypothesis

Author(s): Ashraf Talaat Youssef*

Volume 2, Issue 2, 2021

Published on: 23 June, 2020

Page: [138 - 141] Pages: 4

DOI: 10.2174/2666796701999200623172916

Abstract

Mentions the pandemic as starting in China, with a subsequent worldwide spread. The viral infection can seriously affect multiple organs, mainly lungs, kidneys, heart, liver, and brain, and may lead to respiratory, renal, cardiac, or hepatic failure. Vascular thrombosis of unexplained mechanism may lead to widespread blood clots in multiple organs and cytokine storms that are a result of overstimulation of the immune system subsequent to lung damage, may lead to sudden decompensation due to hypotension and cause more damage to liver, kidney, brain or lungs. Until now, no drug has proved to be efficient in getting rid of the problem and controlling the pandemic mainly depends on preventive measures. Many measures can be considered to prevent the worldwide spread of the viral transmission. Polyunsaturated long chain fatty acids (PUFAs), medium chain saturated fatty acids (MCSFAs), and their corresponding monoglycerides have high antiviral activities against the enveloped viruses, which reached more than 10,000 -fold reduction in the viral titers in vitro and in vivo after testing for gastric aspirate, and can contribute to the systemic immunity against the enveloped viruses.

Keywords: COVID-19, COVID-19 prevention, COVID-19 management hypothesis, polyunsaturated long chain fatty acid, triglycerides, medium chain saturated fatty acid triglycerides.

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