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Can hydroxychloroquine cure coronavirus?

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F. Manasseh

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F. Manasseh, Software Developer, B.E (Bachelor of Engineering), Tallahassee, Florida

Answered Aug 20, 2020

Currently, no medical report is yet to confirm whether hydroxychloroquine can effectively cure coronavirus, although the drug is said to have certain properties that can stop the novel coronavirus from gaining entrance into the human cell membranes.

However, as the world is still in the race of finding a potential cure for the virus, hydroxychloroquine is still one of the medications being used in different countries for the treatment of coronavirus. For instance, President Donald Trump has ordered American hospitals to start using hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of coronavirus, even though the FDA has not fully approved the drug for the treatment of coronavirus.

Although, the health condition of the infected people seems to be getting better, however, hydroxychloroquine has only proven to be working in patients who are showing mild symptoms and those without any underlying health conditions. Before this time, hydroxychloroquine has been an effective drug in the treatment of malaria.

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F. Daniel

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F. Daniel, Content Optimization Executive, Diploma in Journalism, California

Answered May 19, 2020

At this time, there is no cure for coronavirus. However, the medication Hydroxychloroquine could get us one step closer to curing the virus. Doctors have claimed that there are certain medications that can help ease the symptoms of the virus or cure it altogether and one of those medications is Hydroxychloroquine .

Currently, this medication is prominently used to treat and prevent malaria. It can also be used to help treat the symptoms that go along with arthritis and lupus. Being used for many conditions, doctors are currently testing it to see if it can also be used to treat coronavirus.

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D. Peter

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D. Peter, Software Developer, B.E (Bachelor of Engineering), Mexico

Answered May 15, 2020

There is no proof that any drug can cure or prevent infection. No specific antiviral treatment is recommended for Coronavirus.

Infected patients receive supportive care to help alleviate the symptoms. It was said by the World Health Organization that hydroxychloroquine has no definitive evidence that it works. The drug hydroxychloroquine is mainly used for the treatment of malaria.

Hydroxychloroquine has earlier received attention as the cure for Coronavirus, which has not been proven to be the cure.

The reason why it was said that Coronavirus could be cured is that a laboratory test was carried out on cultured cells and found that chloroquine can block Coronavirus from invading cells, which it must do to replicate and cause illness. Chloroquine has conquered the virus in test tubes and in a petri dish but no evidence of the same in the human body.

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M. Klose

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M. Klose, Content Writer, Oakland

Answered May 12, 2020

There are some world leaders like Donald Trump that stated that hydroxychloroquine can be effective against Coronavirus. Experts have been trying their best to learn more about this drug so that they can decide if this would actually be effective or not.

Some say that this comes with anecdotal properties that can make it effective in killing the Coronavirus strain that is available right now. The thing is that a lot of experts believe that this is not a wonder drug against Coronavirus.

It lacks some of the properties that can make it effective in curing the disease. In fact, if this would be used on people who have heart conditions, it can be fatal because it can definitely cause death.

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E. Dixon

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Answered May 11, 2020

There are a lot of people who are saying that the use of hydroxychloroquine and even chloroquine can be very effective for treating coronavirus and all of the other symptoms that may be related to it. The FDA has stated that this is not proven yet and it may not have the major components that can be used to treat the disease.

There are some small studies that say that it might be helpful but some studies also show that even with the use of the disease, they usually do not see any major difference. Take note that this medication has not been proven to show that it will be effective against the prevention of the disease.

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H. Martin

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H. Martin, Content Writer, Charlotte

Answered May 05, 2020

There is no remedy for the coronavirus at this time. Health officials say certain drugs are in development for treatment, but there is not enough research to back-up this claim. The research that is out there on drugs for coronavirus shows that when a virus affixes to a cell, it injects it is the genetic material and takes over the cell. Zinc is a powerful solution.

Hydroxychloroquine assists zinc into the cells. The United States now has several million doses of this drug in the national stockpile. Some doctors all over the world are using it, and they see positive results. It has been said that all of the patients they prescribe it to have been extremely sick, and within 8 to 12 hours, they were a lot better. These doctors say that hydroxychloroquine works best when combined with zinc.

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