Zinc Supplementation For Respiratory Illness And Acute Gastroenteritis As Complement Treatment For Covid-19

• Main Authors: Chandrika Murugaiah, Constance Liew Sat Lin, Hassanain Al-Talib, Mehru Nisha, Tunung Robin, Tuan Zainazor Tuan Chilek, Atif Amin Baig, Rhanye Mac Guad, May Zaw Soe, ABM Tofazzal Hossain, Falah Abbas Mohamad Salih, Mustafa al Shagga
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: NLM (National Library of Medicine 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26132/1/Zinc%20Supplementation%20For%20Respiratory%20Illness%20And%20Acute%20Gastroenteritis%20As%20Complement%20Treatment%20For%20Covid-19.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26132/2/Zinc%20Supplementation%20For%20Respiratory%20Illness%20And%20Acute%20Gastroenteritis%20As%20Complement%20Treatment%20For%20Covid-191.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26132/; https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i6.1203
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

An outbreak of atypical pneumonia by the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has been reported in Wuhan, China since December, 2019. It is a severe respiratory illness with many other symptoms such as gastroenteritis. Clinical trials has proved that Zn is a promising supplement that can ease of cough, fever and vomiting, dysentery, respiratory illness, diarrhea duration and recovery, duration of hospitalization and morbidity. This article suggests a potential role, which should be considered in the clinical management, and safeness for Zn supplementation for respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis as compliment treatment for covid-19.