COVID-19 is an acute, sometimes severe, respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus SARS-CoV2 which was detected back in late 2019 identified in a cluster with pneumonia symptoms in Wuhan city, Hubei province of China. This virus was spread from an animal carrier to a human. It is currently speculated that it came from a bat or a snake. This is only possible if humans are in close proximity with animals with this virus.
Since this is a new virus, there is no medication to forestall or treat this infection, causing a spike in the quantity of cases. While some western, conventional, or home cures may give comfort and mitigate side effects of COVID-19, there is no proof that current medication can cure the virus. There are a few continuous clinical trials that incorporate both western and customary drugs.
Fortunately Abu Dhabi-based doctors have announced ground-breaking work in stem cell therapy to repair lung damage caused by coronavirus infection which is administered through inhalation. A stem cell is a cell with the unique ability to develop into specialised cell types in the body. Now you may be wondering how stem cell therapy works. Well, it involves extracting stem cells from the patient’s own blood and reintroducing them after “activating” them.
Though this is still undergoing clinical trials for the first time in UAE, it is a very promising treatment for COVID-19 since the Abu Dhabi team administered this treatment on 73 patients who tested positive for COVID-19. This treatment was considered a success since they were cured of the virus by inhaling the treatment into their lungs after it has been “nebulised into a fine mist”.
This was not the first-time stem cell therapy was considered for the treatment of COVID-19. The first research on stem cell therapy against COVID-19 was conducted in March by Chinese researchers. Four COVID-19 patients who received stem cell treatment while in a serious condition have been reportedly discharged from hospital following recovery.
The treatment has been given to patients along with the conventional medical intervention and will continue to be applied as an addition to established treatment protocols rather than as a replacement.
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