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Dietary supplementation and medication of Vitamin C and Vitamin D in COVID-19 – A hypothesis
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SRIDHAR NAYAK, SAMIKSHYA BEHERA , SUMANTA MONDAL
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On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization was informed about a cluster of cases of pneumonia with unknown origin detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. The infection spread ?rst in China and then in the rest of the world, and on the 11th of March, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. The world is in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. As there isn't any vaccine or medication developed in the treatment of COVID 19, hence peoples are forced to quarantine. The article is based on a hypothesis, it reviews information regarding the disease, its viral structure, pathophysiology, clinical symptoms, mode of transmission, prevention, and management. In addition to that, we aimed to highlight the source, pharmacological properties, and dietary role of Vitamin C and Vitamin D in reducing the risk of respiratory tract infections, and pneumonia, such clinical symptoms are directly related to COVID-19. Based on some clinical evidence in di?erent hospitals suggesting IL-6 and TNF-a inhibitor drugs as a possible therapy for COVID-19. Through several mechanisms, vitamin C and vitamin D can reduce the risk of infections. Evidence supporting the role of vitamin C and vitamin D in reducing the risk of COVID-19. So we can think about it and by using it, we can defeat COVID-19. This is the thought of this article.
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COVID-19, Vitamin C, Vitamin D.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.SP1.349
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