The Vaccine War 2
Introduction
It has been past 4 years that after
Covid-19 times, Neeraj is now facing another calamity just like Covid-19 which
is White lung syndrome. Neeraj’s mother was suffering from White lung syndrome,
which is characterized by white patches all over the lungs. She was
experiencing sneezing, a stuffy or runny nose, watery eyes, wheezing, vomiting
and diarrhoea. Her condition grew serious, due to this he admitted his mother
in ML hospital.
White lung syndrome?
Her mother was also experiencing
temperature nearly 103C. Her mother had been administered paracetamol drip
nearly 6 times yet her body temperature was not returning to 37C. He asked
doctor Gyanendra about his mother’s X-ray report. Gyanendra showed white
patches spread on the lungs which are formed due to inflammation and white
blood cells which had filled the area. On hearing this, Neeraj remembered that
due to this White lung syndrome, his paternal aunt who was near and dear to him
died. He do not want that his mother would meet the same fate as he was very
close to his mother. The white patches were small in number but can increase if
not done something about it.
Pharmacy technician
Dr. Gyanendra contacted his colleague
Narendra, who was pharmacy technician in the hospital, and described about
Neeraj’s medical condition to him. Dr. Gyanendra also asked to look for
antibiotic(antiviral) which would be effective in treating white lung syndrome
as white lung syndrome recently spread in America and there is no clue about
which antibiotic would be effective in treating White lung syndrome. Narendra
looked into this condition and decided to do some research in finding
antibiotic suitable to cure this disease.
Difficulty in finding the right medication
Narendra while researching on internet
about the antibiotic found that research done about the medication for this
disease were few in number. Also, It develops subsequent to a viral or
bacterial infection and, in some cases, fungi. Due to this it is getting
tougher in finding the right medication which will be effective for virus,
bacteria or fungi. The doctors suggested that the outbreak may have been partly
driven by bugs which are resistant to antibiotics. There is fear of potential
serious side effect of antibiotic that might be cure of this disease.
Severity of white lung syndrome
Inspite of the difficulties in finding the
right medication for this disease, Narendra mustered courage to research about the
medication for this disease as he found that though the respiratory pathogens
are making rounds this cold and flu season, yet the specter of the pandemic has
alerted many for the next novel agent. Cases of 'White Lung Syndrome' have
risen globally, with some cases reported in Europe, followed by the US and
China. The broader type of pneumonia has already reached 'epidemic' levels in
Denmark, according to The Mirror.
White Lung Syndrome, has gripped many
countries around the world. The Netherlands, meanwhile, has also reported a big
spike in children in the country coming down with the illness.
It can cause dangerous inflammation of the
lungs and at the moment seems to disproportionately impact children. There have
been over 150 recorded cases of pneumonia in the US state of Ohio.
Medical experts suggested antibiotic
resistance bacteria might have caused the surge in mycoplasma pneumoniae
infections. According to research, published in the journal 'Frontiers in
Microbiology', 90% of infections with this bacterium are now resistant to
common antibiotics in China.
Doctors told that when antibiotics are used
to target bacterial infections, some bacteria may mutate and become resistant
to the drugs' effects. These bacteria can multiply rapidly and develop a
resistant strain.
Dr. Yin Yudong, an infectious disease
doctor at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, told journalists that they have to take
various measures to curb antibiotic drug resistance. Otherwise, they risk having
no treatments for children.
Carvacrol
Narendra, while researching about the
medication for the disease, found that Carvacrol found in oregano decreased the
impact of the disease as it was found to be effective against virus and
bacteria(fungi). When oregano supplement was administered to Neeraj’s mother it
lead to improvements in medical condition of Neeraj’s mother. The patient recovered
in a slow manner and walked on her feet. Narendra thought that if proper
research done on Carvacrol and Carvacrol derivatives injection developed and
tested for white lung syndrome, then White lung syndrome can be cured.
Research to be done
Carvacrol chemical structure had been such
that if modifications done and developed antibiotic through this can be
revolution in treating white lung syndrome. Narendra contacted Dr. Balram
Bhargav, Director of ICMR and told that vaccine need to be developed from
Carvacrol. Vaccine formed from Carvacrol along with changes in it can be a
useful weapon in eradicating the White lung syndrome. Balram Bhargav thought
that this research is a necessary task for the welfare of human beings.
