ROLE OF PROBIOTICS IN COVID 19 – A REVIEW

Abstract

Coronavirus which is brought about by SARS-CoV-2 is worldwide pandemic
which starts at the beginning of 2020 in China and have affected many
countries and have taken many lives worldwide. Despite numerous efforts on
social distancing, vaccines, lockdowns, it is still increasing. Fever, hack,
tiredness, and loss of taste or smell are commonplace side effects. Two or three
optional impacts like trouble breathing or windedness, loss of talk, or,
movability, or disarray, serious chest pain, and requires quick clinical action.Its
symptoms cannot be fully prevented but getting vaccinated, social distancing,
wearing fitted mask, well ventilated spaces, washing hands regularly, covering
mouth when coughing or sneezing and self-isolating if unwell can helps in
protection and spreading of the virus. Probiotics are live organisms which alter
the gut microbiome and claim that interferon production and gut homeostasis
serve as antiviral defenses. They also help in stabilizing gut micro biodata
within the gut. Probiotics like Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium are widely
and commonly used. Scientific evidence has also proved that probiotics has
antiviral and immune boosting effects on health. The properties of Probiotics
can be used to combat COVID 19. Here, in this review we will be discussed
about the roles of Probiotics in different health and disease, their anti-viral
activity and anti-inflammatory activity. What and how different live probiotics
bacterial are tested for treatment of different diseases base on case studies.