Zinc supplementation for respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis as complement treatment for covid-19

An outbreak of atypical pneumonia by the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has been reported in Wuhan, China since December, 2019. It is a severe respiratory illness with many other symptoms such as gastroenteritis. Clinical trials has proved that Zn is a promising supplement that can...

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Main Authors: Atif Amin, Baig, Chandrika, Murugaiah, Constance, Liew Sat Lin
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Published: 2020
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https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i6.1203
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spelling my-unisza-ir.68982022-04-10T08:02:10Z http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6898/ Zinc supplementation for respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis as complement treatment for covid-19 Atif Amin, Baig Chandrika, Murugaiah Constance, Liew Sat Lin R Medicine (General) An outbreak of atypical pneumonia by the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has been reported in Wuhan, China since December, 2019. It is a severe respiratory illness with many other symptoms such as gastroenteritis. Clinical trials has proved that Zn is a promising supplement that can ease of cough, fever and vomiting, dysentery, respiratory illness, diarrhea duration and recovery, duration of hospitalization and morbidity. This article suggests a potential role, which should be considered in the clinical management, and safeness for Zn supplementation for respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis as compliment treatment for covid-19. 2020-06 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6898/1/FH02-FP-20-38213.pdf Atif Amin, Baig and Chandrika, Murugaiah and Constance, Liew Sat Lin (2020) Zinc supplementation for respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis as complement treatment for covid-19. International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies, 4 (6). pp. 79-81. ISSN 2589-8698 https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i6.1203
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Atif Amin, Baig
Chandrika, Murugaiah
Constance, Liew Sat Lin
Zinc supplementation for respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis as complement treatment for covid-19
description An outbreak of atypical pneumonia by the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has been reported in Wuhan, China since December, 2019. It is a severe respiratory illness with many other symptoms such as gastroenteritis. Clinical trials has proved that Zn is a promising supplement that can ease of cough, fever and vomiting, dysentery, respiratory illness, diarrhea duration and recovery, duration of hospitalization and morbidity. This article suggests a potential role, which should be considered in the clinical management, and safeness for Zn supplementation for respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis as compliment treatment for covid-19.
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author Atif Amin, Baig
Chandrika, Murugaiah
Constance, Liew Sat Lin
author_facet Atif Amin, Baig
Chandrika, Murugaiah
Constance, Liew Sat Lin
author_sort Atif Amin, Baig
title Zinc supplementation for respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis as complement treatment for covid-19
title_short Zinc supplementation for respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis as complement treatment for covid-19
title_full Zinc supplementation for respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis as complement treatment for covid-19
title_fullStr Zinc supplementation for respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis as complement treatment for covid-19
title_full_unstemmed Zinc supplementation for respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis as complement treatment for covid-19
title_sort zinc supplementation for respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis as complement treatment for covid-19
publishDate 2020
url http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6898/1/FH02-FP-20-38213.pdf
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