Corticosteroids should now be the first-line treatment (click here) for critically ill patients, the authors added. The only other drug shown to be effective in seriously ill patients, and only modestly at that, is remdesivir.
Steroids like dexamethasone, hydrocortisone and methylprednisolone are often used by doctors to tamp down the body’s immune system, alleviating inflammation, swelling and pain. Many Covid-19 patients die not of the virus, but of the body’s overreaction to the infection....
Steroids like dexamethasone, hydrocortisone and methylprednisolone are often used by doctors to tamp down the body’s immune system, alleviating inflammation, swelling and pain. Many Covid-19 patients die not of the virus, but of the body’s overreaction to the infection....
From the beginning the virus triggered an enormous inflammatory response by the body. It was a natural reaction, but, it was abnormally serious and became a concern to the tissue damage by it's own immune system. Today, the international medical society has decided steriods are first line drugs to protect the body's organs, including the brain. This does not cure the virus, but, it prevents the damage the body does to itself in trying to stop the virus.
SARS-CoV-2 is a very dangerous virus that causes huge responses by the human body of all ages, including the youngest children. We still need to work to end the existance of this particular coronavirus. It is absolutely important this virus is eradicated. There is no way society can see an undisturbed future while this virus continues it's infections.
I thank the entire international medical community for their brilliant strategies to contain the damage to victims of this virus. The greater global society needs to honor their dedication by seeking strategies to end the existance of SARS-CoV-2.
