Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-5-2022
Department
Department of Chemical Engineering; Health Research Institute
Abstract
Since influenza and coronaviruses are currently deadly and emerging threats worldwide, better treatment, remediation and prevention options are needed. In that regard, a basic understanding of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2/COVID-19 () and other viral pathogen mechanisms of transmission are expected. Unfortunately, unprecedented, and growing distrust of vaccines and even masks or personal protective equipment (PPE) in the United States and elsewhere presents itself as an added challenge. We postulate that development of improved and highly effective prophylactic measures, together with new life-saving therapies that do inhibit or otherwise treat infection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza and other viral pathogens, could be an adjunct measure to globally protect vulnerable individuals from pandemic threats. In this review, we share what we learned from the past COVID experience to offer a multifactorial and improved approach to current and future pandemic infections or threats using low-cost means.
Publication Title
Microorganisms
Recommended Citation
Obrenovich, M. E.,
Tayahi, M. B.,
Heidt, C. L.,
&
Emancipator, S. N.
(2022).
Prophylaxis and Remediation for Future Pandemic Pathogens-(Lessons from a Post-COVID World).
Microorganisms,
10(12).
http://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10122407
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/16775
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© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10122407