NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT

Novel Coronavirus

Novel Coronavirus termed as 2019-nCoV is commonly known as Wuhan Coronavirus or Wuhan Sea Food Market Pneumonia Virus is an enveloped positive sense, single strand, RNA Coronavirus with a neucleocapsid of helical symetry.

Novel Corona Virus belongs to Realm Riboviria, Phylum Incertia Sedis, Order Nidoviralis, Family Corona Viridae, Genus Beta Corona virus, Sub genus Serbecovirus, Virus Wuhan Coronavirus-2019nCoV

Wuhan Coronavirus 2019-nCoV Epidemic

The first outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus or 2019nCoV in humans was confirmed and notified by China to WHO on 31/12/2019, when patients from Wuhan province of China were suffering with virus related illness from around 8/12/2019 and then the genome was sequenced and confirmed for this absolutely new and novel strain of coronavirus 2019-nCoV.

Within no time the outbreak that first started from Wuhan has now reached Bangkok, Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Dayuan in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Washington in USA, Vietnam and Singapore; claiming more than 26 deaths of estimated 4000 infected and the death toll is rising so it will take sometime to estimate mortality rate.

There is a split between science community where in a group suggests that it has originated from snake where as other claims that snake cannot be the probable the reservoir and is probably from mammal reservoir mostly the bats as the genome sequencing shows 96% resemblance of bat coronavirus and 2019-nCoV.

It is postulated that homologous recombination of Clad A bat viruses “CoVZC45 and CoVZXC21” with some unknown Beta-CoV may have formed 2019nCoV

Human to human transmission of novel coronavirus is confirmed, Most of the initial cases were from Huanan Seafood Market so Epizootic Origin is suspected.

Coronavirus strands that affect humans

Coronaviruses infects mammals and birds there are total 7 known strands that infect humans including 2019nCoV, first 2 strands were detected in 1960’s

1. Human coronavirus 229E (HCoV-229E)

2. Human coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43)

3. SARS-CoV

4. Human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63, New Haven coronavirus)

5. Human coronavirus HKU1

6. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), previously known as novel coronavirus 2012 and HCoV-EMC.

7. Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) also known as Wuhan pneumonia or Wuhan coronavirus.

Signs and Symptoms of Wuhan Novel Coronavirus Infection

It shows symptoms that of severe respiratory tract infection giving rise to pneumonia with some gastrointestinal symptoms like other corona virus infection, Its symptoms are much related to 2003 SARS Epidemic caused due to SARS-CoV.

• Almost 90% cases of 2019-nCoV infection presents with Fever

• Dry Coughing

• General Weakness

• Fatigue

• Of which 20% will have shortness of breath

• Almost 15% of all the the cases will go into respiratory distress

• X ray shows bilateral Lungs involvement

• Leucopenia -Low WBC count especially lymphocytes – lymphopenia.

Homeopathic Medicines Indicated For Wuhan Novel Coronavirus Infection

Other than basic symptomatic and supportive treatment, following homeopathic medicines can be used as per indication under guidance and observation of qualified homeopathic physician.

• ACONITUM NEPELLUS

• BELLADONA

• ARSENICUM ALBUM

• HEPAR SULPH

• ASPIDOSPERMA QUEBRACHO

• BLATTA ORIENTALIS

• ARALIA RACEMOSA

• BORRHEAVIA DIFFUSA

• OCCIMUM SANCTUM

• FERRUM PHOSPHORICUM

• KALIUM SULPHURICUM

• KALIUM MURIATICUM

• ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM

• DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA

• SPONGIA TOSTA

• DULCAMARA