1. The potential of nanotechnology to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Arabi, Mehdi Sheikh and Hoseini, Seyedeh Zahra
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COVID-19 pandemic , *COVID-19 , *SARS-CoV-2 , *NANOTECHNOLOGY , *COVID-19 treatment , *H7N9 Influenza - Abstract
In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Coronavirus (2019) (Covid-19) was recognized as a global epidemic. In late 2019, a new type of the coronavirus family, known as Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), emerged in Wuhan, China, called Covid-19. The Covid-19 epidemic has plunged the world into an unprecedented crisis, causing massive human and economic losses. As of July 6, 2020, this global outbreak has caused more than 167 million confirmed cases and more than 3.4 million deaths worldwide. The high rate of lung infection, long latency period, mild to moderate symptoms, cases that many people experience, or even cases of asymptomatic patients, has made Covid-19 a worrying disease. Challenges in addressing the illness involve the creation of vaccines, efficient large-scale manufacturing, and equitable global distribution. Nanotechnology can be regarded as a potential approach for both diagnosing and treating this hazardous virus. Nanoparticles, with their physicochemical properties, can be a promising treatment method to win the battle against coronaviruses. This review article aims to explore the disease of Covid-19 and the potential of nanotechnology as a bright and promising pathway for the diagnosis, drug delivery, and treatment of Covid-19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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