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  • Immunology
  • Infectious disease management

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 presents a significant global health challenge.
  • The virus's pathogenesis, high transmission rate, and tendency to trigger uncontrolled immune responses necessitate novel strategies.
  • Individualistic immune mechanisms highlight the need for personalized approaches to disease management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a hypothetical model of personalized prophylactic-therapeutic strategies based on prakruti (Ayurvedic body phenotyping).
  • To explore the application of this model for symptomatic COVID-19 cases, quarantined individuals, and community-level interventions.
  • To investigate the role of Ayurvedic concepts like pitta dosha and ama dosha in managing inflammation-driven immune responses.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a hypothetical model integrating Ayurvedic principles with COVID-19 management.
  • Inclusion of person-centered body purificatory measures (panchakarma procedures) like virechana and basti.
  • Evidence-based linking of immune responses, prakruti, and COVID-19 symptomatology, including fevers (jwara).

Main Results:

  • The model suggests prakruti assessment as a predictive marker for identifying individuals at risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes.
  • It proposes personalized interventions to achieve immune homeostasis and mitigate aggravated immune responses and inflammation.
  • The approach aims to reduce the likelihood of severe disease and casualties associated with COVID-19.

Conclusions:

  • This hypothetical model offers a framework for personalized Ayurvedic strategies in COVID-19 management.
  • It emphasizes the significance of prakruti assessment for predictive and personalized medicine.
  • The proposed model may provide insights into host immune coping mechanisms crucial for future infectious outbreaks.