After all, we haven't found an appropriate way to get rid of the current pandemic. Thus, we have to be alert adequately to protect ourselves and our family members from its harmful effects. There are various complications associated to our chosen preventive tools against this virus. For an example- proper storage and use of hand sanitizers. Acute and long-term toxic effects of the ingredients used in hand sanitizers have been shown in table 1.

References

1. Mahmood A., et al. “COVID-19 and frequent use of hand sanitizers; hu¬man health and environmental hazards by exposure pathways”. Science of the Total Environment 742 (2020): 140561.
2. Islam MT. “Impacts of Covid-19 on low- and middle-income countries’ maternal and public health”. American Journal of Virology and Disease 3 (2020a): 01-03.
3. Schettino GPP., et al. “Position of exhalation port and mask design affect CO2 rebreathing during noninvasive positive pressure ventilation”. Critical Care Medicine 8 (2003): 2178-2182.
4. Wu C- Y., et al. “Small molecules targeting severe acute respiratory syndrome human coronavirus”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 27 (2004): 10012-10017.
5. Gondim F deL., et al. “Effects of eucalyptol in respiratory system mechanics on acute lung injury after exposure to short- term cigarette smoke”. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology 266 (2019): 33-38.
6. Usachev EV., et al. “Antiviral activity of tea tree and Eucalyptus oil aerosol and vapour”. Journal of Aerosol Science 59 (2013): 22-30.
7. Oliveira JRde., et al. “Thymus vulgaris L. extract has antimicrobial and anti- inflammatory effects in the absence of cytotoxicity and genotoxicity”. Archives of Oral Biology 82 (2017): 271-279.
8. Benarb B and Gouri A. “An Alternative Preventive and Therapeutic Approach to 2019- nCoV Infection”. Natural Product Communications 7 (2020): 1.
9. Kumar KJS., et al. “Geranium and Lemon Essential Oils and Their Active Compounds Downregulate Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2), a SARS-CoV-2 Spike Receptor-Binding Domain, in Epithelial Cells”. Plants6 (2020): 770.
10. Da Silva JKR., et al. “Essential Oils as Antiviral Agents, Potential of Essential Oils to Treat SARS-CoV-2 Infection: An In-Silico Investigation”. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 10 (2020): 3426.
11. Islam MT. “Environmental Integrants Affecting the Spreadability of SARS‑CoV‑12”. Food and Environmental Virology 12 (2020b): 278-279.

Citation

Citation: Muhammad Torequl Islam. "Precautions and Alternate Measures in Covid-19". Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 2.11 (2020): 36-38.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2020 Muhammad Torequl Islam. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.