Small molecule and biological drugs for treatment of COVID-19

King Hang Tan

doi:10.1117/12.3000015

7 September 2023 Small molecule and biological drugs for treatment of COVID-19

King Hang Tan

Proceedings Volume 12789, International Conference on Modern Medicine and Global Health (ICMMGH 2023); 127893A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3000015
Event: International Conference on Modern Medicine and Global Health (ICMMGH 2023), 2023, Oxford, United Kingdom

Abstract

COVID-19 is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a contagious disease. The first case was discovered in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The symptoms of COVID-19 approximately onset 2-14 days from infection, which are similar to flu and colds, although some patients would be asymptomatic. China is the first place where COVID-19 spreads then worldwide. As a result, the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 pandemic on the 12th of March 2020. This announcement hugely affects people’s lifestyles and the world economy. The virus has infected 665 million people and caused about 6.72 million deaths until January 2023, and the data is still growing (WHO). Many effective vaccines have been developed in the short term to prevent the spreading of COVID-19. However, the vaccines could not completely cease the spread of COVID-19 because vaccine effectiveness can vary, and new virus variants keep emerging simultaneously. Therefore, developing COVID-19 drugs is viral for preventing COVID spread and reducing the severity of symptoms.

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King Hang Tan "Small molecule and biological drugs for treatment of COVID-19", Proc. SPIE 12789, International Conference on Modern Medicine and Global Health (ICMMGH 2023), 127893A (7 September 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3000015

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