Nutrition during COVID-19

Nutrition and Infection with COVID-19

A review of the role of nutrition during Covid-19 infection

On December 12, 2019, a new Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-Cov-2) appeared in Wuhan, China, causing an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019  (COVID-19). On January 25, 2021, the number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide reached 2 million and the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases reached more than 100 million, according to the COVID-Case Tracker by Johns Hopkins University. The...

A review on some Nutrition-Based Interventions in Covid-19

Covid-19 is an emerging infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that can be transmitted to humans. There are currently no drugs or vaccines for this disease. In the absence of treatment for this new virus, finding alternative methods to prevent and control the disease is important. Having a well-functioning immune system is essential for the host's defense against pathogenic organisms. Malnutri...

COVID 19 and Nutrition in Mucormycosis (Black Fungus)

Mucormycosis or black fungus is usually a rare but life-threatening infection resulting from commonly distributed fungi belongingto the Mucorale orders. The disease was previously known as zygomycosis, since Rhizopus species, such as Rhizopus arrhizus, Rhizopus microsporus, and Rhizopus oryza were more isolated from infected patients than Mucor (Chegini et al., 2020, Spellberg, 2017)

Health Inequalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pandemics are associated with significant and destructive national and global impacts on health, economy, society, and security. COVID-19 pandemic has imposed adverse economic consequences on the whole population. This is while the elderly and those with comorbidities, the economically disadvantaged and ethnic minorities were at increased risk of viral infection. Moreover, the mortality rate an...

Facemask Risks during the COVID-19 Crisis

Introduction: With the increasing severity of the COVID-19 epidemic, wearing a mask was recommended. This recommendation seems to have created concern among the public. Wearing a mask generally reduces the risk of virus and therefore potentially saves lives. In healthy populations, wearing a mask does not appear to cause any harmful physiological changes, and the potentially life-saving benefit...