Coronavirus disease 2019, or Covid-19, is the name of the disease caused by a strain of the novel coronavirus identified as originating in Wuhan, China in late November and early December 2019. The reaction to the strain became pandemic, reaching every continent on the planet by March 2020. Genetic mapping suggests that the Wuhan virus is related to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) of 2002 and 2003 as well as to the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) of 2012 to the present. Covid-19 is considered highly infectious with an estimated basic reproduction number (R0) of 2.2. The mortality rate is described as considerably less than 1 percent. By comparison, the mortality rate for seasonal influenza is 0.1 percent, SARS was 9 to 10 percent, and MERS was 36 percent.[1]
A great deal of research is being conducted on this virus. The first vaccine candidates will enter phase 1 trials by early spring 2020. Therapy is currently limited to supportive care. Medication in current use include the antiviral drugs lopinavir–ritonavir, interferon-1β, the RNA polymerase inhibitor remdesivir, and chloroquine.[1]
Vladimir Zelenko's COVID-19 treatment
See also: Vladimir Zelenko and Vladimir Zelenko's coronavirus treatment
As of March 27, 2020, the most successful doctor treating coronavirus patients is Vladimir Zelenko, M.D. as none of this 699 patients have died or have required intubations whereas 1.5% of U.S. coronavirus patients die.[2] See: Vladimir Zelenko's coronavirus treatment
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., H. Clifford Lane, M.D., and Robert R. Redfield, M.D., "Covid-19 — Navigating the Uncharted," New England Journal of Medicine, March 26, 2020.
- ↑ Vladimir Zelenko: Important March 27, 2020 update regarding my coronavirus treatment regimen