Literature review of prospective drugs for COVID-19

This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2021.

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Autor principal: Hoque, Md. Ikramul
Outros Autores: Jamiruddin, Mohd. Raeed
Formato: Thesis
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Brac University 2021
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spelling 10361-156972021-12-06T21:01:27Z Literature review of prospective drugs for COVID-19 Hoque, Md. Ikramul Jamiruddin, Mohd. Raeed Department of Pharmacy, Brac University Covid-19 Novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 WHO Vaccines pathogenesis COVID-19 (Disease)--Prevention This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2021. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis report. Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-39). A new public health disaster arises with the spreading of novel coronavirus in early December 2019, originated in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. The novel coronavirus which is identified as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was accountable for causing pneumonia like disease to patients after that novel coronavirus is identified as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is assumed that bat is the primary source of coronavirus because its homology matches 80% to SARS-CoV which is responsible for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ADRS). Because of this virus World Health Organization (WHO) officially announced a pandemic throughout the world on March 11, 2020. SARS-CoV-2 is highly transmittable from human to human, more than 99,804,787 confirmed cases and 2,139,791 thousand confirmed deaths and 71,797,201 recovered cases globally to date (25/01/2021) according to WHO. SARS-CoV-2 virus firstly affects respiratory system and other organ systems too as time passes. Symptoms starting from fever, dry cough, tiredness and to serious symptoms includes difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, chest pain, loss of speech or movement and multiple organ dysfunction which leads to death. As a result, an immediate treatment option in needed for this current situation. Although, several potent antiviral drugs, vaccines are under urgent investigation but no candidate found so far for SARS-CoV-2 virus. In this literature review we summarized all the latest research progress of the causative agent, pathogenesis, epidemiology, immune response, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, management of diseases, control, prevention strategies of COVID-19. Md Ikramul Hoque B. Pharmacy 2021-12-06T06:46:04Z 2021-12-06T06:46:04Z 2021 2021-01 Thesis ID 16346029 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/15697 en Brac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 39 pages application/pdf Brac University
institution Brac University
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language English
topic Covid-19
Novel coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2
WHO
Vaccines
pathogenesis
COVID-19 (Disease)--Prevention
spellingShingle Covid-19
Novel coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2
WHO
Vaccines
pathogenesis
COVID-19 (Disease)--Prevention
Hoque, Md. Ikramul
Literature review of prospective drugs for COVID-19
description This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2021.
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