A Review on Remdesivir: A Probable Cure for Covid-19
Abstract
Author(s): Shashank Tiwari, and Shreya Talreja
The current scenario of the world is very critical as there is a global Pandemic of COVID-19 looming around in the world. It has claimed lives of millions of people and has adversely affected the health of millions. COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the novel corona virus. This disease is highly contagious in nature and hence it was regarded as the global pandemic by World Health Organization. There are many researches going on to either find a vaccine or find a cure for this deadly disease. Remdesivir is one such medicine which is proposed to be a probable cure for COVID-19. This medicine proved effective in the past for treatment of the ebola virus infection and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) infection; due to this researches on this medicine to be a potential cure were done. In a number of researches done in this area it was found that when remdesivir was administered to the infected individuals the recovery rate of the infected people was faster when they were given this medicine as compared to those who were not. This paper discusses about the medicine remdesivir in detail; from its discovery, functioning in human body to its chemical composition. The researches done and the clinical results of the medicines are also discussed which all point in the direction that this medicine could pose to be an aid in curing the corona virus disease.
