Zeitschrift für Pharmakokinetik und experimentelle Therapeutik

Abstrakt

A Review for Current Treatment Strategies and the Role of Antiviral Medication as Potential Therapeutic Interventions for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak

Jingyi Wang, Bingfang Yan, and Alex C. Lin

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infection caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that leads to pneumonia; it was first identified in China in late 2019. This is a new coronaviruses strain that has not been previously identified or studied in humans. The common symptoms are cough and fever, similar to other respiratory tract infection. Early infected patients are difficult to detect, and the disease is rapidly spreading worldwide. Currently, there are no specific therapies or vaccines that are effective in treating or preventing this disease.