Nirmal Mohakud

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What are the currently available viral vaccine development approaches for 2019-nCoV ?

COVID 19 being the pandemic disease and not able to be contained by what ever-existing facility, a vaccine is the only hope for the future.

30 March 2020 3,609 9 View

What is the efficacy of nasopharyngeal swab specimen, conducted by real-time reverse transcription-PCR (rRT-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2 ?

Nasopharyngeal swab specimen and real-time reverse transcription-PCR (rRT-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID19)is the method of testing.There may be co infection with Other viruses. What isthe...

23 March 2020 1,008 3 View

How common is COVID19 among pediatric population?

Most papers not giving in details about the disease in children. Any one have idea about it. Is Children are protected?

10 March 2020 6,715 39 View

Is any body is working on anti Rotaviral drugs and diagnostic kit ?

Rotavirus is an important causative agent of AGE in children lessthan 2years. To prevent mortality and morbidity it needs to be contained beside vaccination.

18 February 2018 8,380 1 View

Antibody test by ICMR , INDIA for COVID19 case detection. Is it helpful ?

According to the guidance issued on Wednesday, the ICMR stated these tests can be done on blood/serum/plasma samples, the results of which are available within 30 minutes and the test comes...

01 January 1970 8,585 5 View

What is the efficacy of detection of COVID 19 by Nasal swab vs others?

As most of cases in India nasal swab is taken for testing , Are we not missing cases due to lab test .

01 January 1970 851 4 View

Retraction of papers by NEJM , Lancet related to covid19 out break , who is responsible for it, Authors/ the journals ?

The studies, published in the New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet, were retracted shortly after publication, following an outcry from researchers who saw obvious flaws. Instead of...

01 January 1970 6,726 13 View

How to protect healthcare workers from SARS-CoV-2 infection ?

As of now many cases and literature has come regarding COVID 19 to health care provider including doctors and are in quarantine. As the day progresses the number of cases are increasing and...

01 January 1970 6,994 4 View

What the % of people get affected with COVID19 to develop herd immunity ?

It is now postulated that counties like India should adopt a model of getting herd immunity by acquiring SARS Co 2 infection. As India has young population of > 93% under 65 years, mortality...

01 January 1970 9,966 19 View

Favipiravir( FabiFlu®) available for commercial use. Is it helpful to decease the disease rate and severity?

India-based Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has secured regulatory approval for the manufacturing and marketing of antiviral drug Favipiravir under the brand name FabiFlu to treat mild to moderate...

01 January 1970 6,053 17 View