Mylab Discovery Solutions who are they? Everyone
may know the COVID testing kit made in India. But there is an interesting story
about this organization. We all may not know that, Yes it is a start-up business firm founded in 2016 and based in
Pune. They were the first company in India to make ID-NAT (Individual Donor –Nucleic acid testing ) screening kits
for quantitative HIV, Hepatitis B vaccine
and Hepatitis C vaccines. Their area of
interests includes medical diagnostics, drug discovery, biomedical research and
agricultural genomics.
At least 8 strains of the coronavirus are spreading
across the globe. The outbreak is traceable and the virus is mutating on average 15 days. Based on this
a universal vaccine could be developed by comparing their genome and protein
sequences. Since these strains share a common evolution throughout history.
Leronlimab, A CCR5 antagonist, has been suggested for
the treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients. This drug is treated for HIV, metastases
and other diseases.
China is promoting bear bile as a traditional
treatment for coronavirus treatment. Chinese
National Health Commission has now recommended using Tan re Qing
(Traditional Chinese medicine formula).
Bile is secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder. Bile contains high
levels of ursodeoxycholic acid(ursodiol) that help to dissolve gall stones.
This Ursodiol has been available as a
synthetic drug across the globe. But Some medicines such as pain relievers and
cough syrup can treat symptoms associated with the disease. Traditional Chinese medicine such as Tan re
Qing is used to treat bronchitis and upper respiratory infections.
The FDA has
approved a process that would be helpful to clean N95 protective masks and it
can be reused. Columbus-Ohio based Battelle used a vapor phase hydrogen
peroxide process to decontaminate the masks used by healthcare workers.
Social Distancing is a set of non-pharmaceutical
interventions or measures are taken to prevent the spread of a contagious disease.
How this can help in preventing COVID-19?
They are more
effective when the infectious disease
spread via droplet, direct physical contact. There is also drawback such as
stress, anxiety, depression depending upon the individuals.
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