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Apr 6, 2020

COVID-19 Update 8: Zinc and chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19?

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Anecdotal evidence suggests that the combination of zinc and hydroxychloroquine may be beneficial for the treatment of Covid-19:


We have been asked again and again — “What else can I do, apart from social distancing, hand hygiene, and so on, to protect myself from COVID-19?” There are additional actions that can be taken.

In this video we examine some details about the virus in Korea and how they are handling things differently. We take a look at the biology of the virus. We examine what happens when our cells are infected with SARS-CoV-2. And finally, we review a study that suggests the possible use of zinc and chloroquine in the fight against SARS-CoV-2.

#medmastery #coronavirus #COVID19 #sarscov2 #coronaviruschina #coronavirustruth #coronavirusdeaths #WHO #wuhan #infection #pandemic #publichealth
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Links for reference:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
http://www.koreabiomed.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=7428
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32075365-expert-consensus-on…-pneumonia
https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1001176
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0109180
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More updates by Dr. Wiesbauer:
COVID-19 Update 1: How to tell if a pandemic is likely to occur or not–R0 and the serial interval: https://youtu.be/wZabMDS0CeA
COVID-19 Update 2: How to stop an epidemic — Herd immunity: https://youtu.be/IgV3L464Yh8
COVID-19 Update 3: Symptoms of COVID-19: https://youtu.be/1PLdl6NDGDE
COVID-19 Update 4: Clinical characteristics of COVID-19: https://youtu.be/KQRt3DHkDp8
COVID-19 Update 5: Estimating case fatality rates for COVID-19: https://youtu.be/3xF2Ihjwbpw
COVID-19 Update 6: Seasonality: will COVID-19 go away in the summer?: https://youtu.be/4baaKcZAAfQ
COVID-19 Update 7: This is probably the most important picture of the whole Coronavirus-epidemic: https://youtu.be/6O96wkIxDls
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Useful resources:
For checking daily developments of cases, deaths and more:
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.h…7b48e9ecf6
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Other useful resources:
Journal Watch:
https://www.jwatch.org/na51020/2020/03/04/covid-19-collectio…h-coverage
New England Journal of Medicine:
https://www.nejm.org/coronavirus
Github collaboration:
https://github.com/midas-network/COVID-19/blob/master/parame…bling-time
CDC:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/preparing-communities.html
WHO:
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Nucleuswealth:
https://nucleuswealth.com/articles/updated-coronavirus-stati…lity-rate/
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Speaker: Franz Wiesbauer, MD MPH
Internist & Founder at Medmastery
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