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Review
. 2020 Jun:215:108409.
doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2020.108409. Epub 2020 Apr 7.

Individual risk management strategy and potential therapeutic options for the COVID-19 pandemic

Amin Gasmi  1 , Sadaf Noor  2 , Torsak Tippairote  3 , Maryam Dadar  4 , Alain Menzel  5 , Geir Bjørklund  6
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Individual risk management strategy and potential therapeutic options for the COVID-19 pandemic

Amin Gasmi et al. Clin Immunol. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

It is an ugly fact that a significant amount of the world's population will contract SARS-CoV-II infection with the current spreading. While a specific treatment is not yet coming soon, individual risk assessment and management strategies are crucial. The individual preventive and protective measures drive the personal risk of getting the disease. Among the virus-contracted hosts, their different metabolic status, as determined by their diet, nutrition, age, sex, medical conditions, lifestyle, and environmental factors, govern the personal fate toward different clinical severity of COVID-19, from asymptomatic, mild, moderate, to death. The careful individual assessment for the possible dietary, nutritional, medical, lifestyle, and environmental risks, together with the proper relevant risk management strategies, is the sensible way to deal with the pandemic of SARS-CoV-II.

Keywords: Antiviral medication; COVID-19; Diet; Herbs; Lifestyle; Nutrition; SARS-CoV-II; Smoking.

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The schematic representation of individual risk management strategies to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-II infection and moderate the severity of COVID-19.
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