The Vaccine War 2

                                                              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.