Authors: R. Sagaya Jansi, Ameer Khusro, Paul Agastian, Ahmed Alfarhan, Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi, Mariadhas Valan Arasu, Rajakrishnan Rajagopal, Damia Barcelo, Amal Al-Tamimi
Year: 2021
Journal: Science of the Total Environment
Summary#
This paper suggests that natural resources could be a future source of antiviral therapy for deadly human diseases such as Zika virus disease, Nipah virus disease, Severe acute respiratory syndrome, Coronavirus disease, and Herpes simplex virus infection.
Key Findings#
- Viral diseases with high mortality rates are major public health threats globally
- Antiviral drugs and vaccines against deadly diseases are of urgent demand
- Medicines from natural resources have shown low side-effect to humans
- Plants, fungi, and microorganisms are recognized as potent antiviral agents
- Drugs from natural resources as future antiviral therapy are suggested
Methodology#
- Study Type: Review
Topics#
Antiviral, Alternative therapy, Ethno medicine
Relevance#
This paper is relevant to Nipah research as it suggests that natural resources could potentially be a source of antiviral therapy for deadly diseases.