Document Type : Short Communications
Authors
- Habib Ghaznavi 1
- Milad Shirvaliloo 2
- Erfan Ayubi 3, 4
- Roghayeh Sheervalilou 1
- Zahra Mohammadghasemipour 5
1 Pharmacology Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
2 Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3 Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Resistant Tuberculosis Institute, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
4 Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
5 Department of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Abstract
A novel outbreak with global implications, COVID-19 can be compared with the 1918 Spanish flu in many aspects. Thus, preventive and therapeutic strategies that once proved to be effective in the containment of the old pandemic, such as self-isolation and convalescent plasma therapy, respectively, might once again come to our aid and prevent further outbreaks of the disease in the years to come. In our opinion, the COVID-19 pandemic can be harnessed in a way similar to the Spanish flu, provided that the preventive and therapeutic strategies are properly executed.
Graphical Abstract
 "Immunity Markers in SARS-CoV-2 with Lessons Learned from H1N1 Flu Pandemic")
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