Revista de Nanomateriais e Nanotecnologia Molecular

Nano Science and Nanotechnology Stand in Good Stead against the Current Infectious Disease COVID-19

Vijay Singh, Mahavir Singh, Khalid Mujasam Batoo and Syed Farooq Adil

Infectious diseases are a disorder caused by pathogenic microbes, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. The current “COVID-19” is a viral one, before this, 21st century has witnessed diverse other communicable viral diseases ranging from HIV/AIDS, Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Avian Influenza (AI), Zika Virus (ZIKV), to two siblings of the COVID-19 causative virus (SARS-CoV-2) named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1), and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), shattering many lives. After the first case which was reported back on 8th December of the last year, the ongoing pandemic has claimed millions of life worldwide and has drastic effect on the global economy.