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Integrative role of traditional and modern technologies to combat COVID-19
Mohammad Heiat1, Mohammad-Reza Hashemi-Aghdam1, Fatemeh Heiat2
1Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.
Insights
Integrating traditional and modern scientific approaches is key to effectively preventing, diagnosing, and treating COVID-19. This interdisciplinary strategy enhances our response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Area of Science:
- Multidisciplinary scientific research
- Infectious disease epidemiology
- Medical research
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for a comprehensive scientific approach.
- Advancements in various scientific fields offer new tools for disease management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review scientific literature on COVID-19 prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
- To explore the roles of traditional and emerging scientific disciplines.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of Science Direct, Scopus, and PubMed.
- Focused on keywords: SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, COVID-19, epidemiology, therapeutics, diagnosis.
- Analysis of reports from the last two decades.
Main Results:
- Traditional sciences are crucial for preventive and supportive care.
- Modern technologies aid in precise diagnosis and effective treatments.
- Integration of diverse scientific branches is vital for combating COVID-19.
Conclusions:
- A convergence of traditional and modern scientific methods is essential for managing COVID-19.
- Interdisciplinary collaboration strengthens pandemic response strategies.
- Future efforts should leverage the synergy between different scientific fields.
Introduction:
With the development of various branches of sciences, we will be able to resolve different clinical aspects of various diseases better. The convergence of these sciences can potentially tackle the new corona crisis.
Areas Covered:
In this review, we attempted to explore and describe various scientific branches studying COVID-19. We have reviewed the literature focusing on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of COVID-19. The primary databases targeted were Science Direct, Scopus and PubMed. The most relevant reports from the recent two decades were collected utilizing keywords including SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, COVID-19, epidemiology, therapeutics and diagnosis.
Expert Opinion:
Based on this literature review, both traditional and emerging approaches are vital for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19. The traditional sciences play an essential role in the preventive and supportive care of corona infection, and modern technologies appear to be useful in the development of precise diagnosis and powerful treatment approaches for this disease. Indeed, the integration of these sciences will help us to fight COVID-19 disease more efficiently.
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