{"id":7090,"date":"2020-08-31T15:02:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T15:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthicine.org\/wordpress\/?p=7090"},"modified":"2020-09-27T15:23:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T15:23:42","slug":"when-is-covid-19-cured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthicine.org\/wordpress\/when-is-covid-19-cured\/","title":{"rendered":"When is COVID-19 Cured?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>“To cure a case of COVID-19, <\/em><\/p>\n

we need a comprehensive definition of the COVID-19, <\/em><\/p>\n

and a complementary definition of cure covering all aspects and all cases. <\/em><\/p>\n

Neither exists today. COVID-19 is incurable.<\/em>” – opening paragraph of COVID-19 from Causes to Cures<\/a>.<\/p>\n

COVID-19 is not Defined<\/h2>\n

COVID-19 is poorly defined. How bad is it?\u00a0COVID-19, the disease, is defined to be diagnosed by a medical professional, not to be cured.<\/p>\n

In theory<\/strong>\u00a0“COVID-19 and coronavirus disease are names of the disease caused by the coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2 or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2<\/em>.” – according to the World Health Organization.<\/p>\n

However: many medical authorities and references simply ignore this definition, partly because it is so weak as to be useless in medical practice.<\/p>\n

In practice<\/strong>: COVID-19 cases consist of a large variety of cases, some of which consist of a number of different illnesses ranging from trivial, potentially beneficial asymptomatic cases to deadly diseases causing death.<\/p>\n

Why does this happen?<\/p>\n

Cured is also not Defined<\/h2>\n

Cured is not defined. The World Health Organization has no definition of cured for any case. The US\/FDA and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) have no definition of COVID-19 cured. No medical authority has a scientific or medical definition of cured that covers any, much less all cases of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

The media uses phrases like “looking for\u00a0 a cure<\/em>“, “hope for a cure<\/em>“, and also “false cure claims”, “bogus cure<\/em>” and “miracle cure<\/em>“, but has no definition of cure that can be used to prove or disprove any cure claim.<\/p>\n

No such definition exists.<\/p>\n

COVID-19<\/h2>\n

COVID-19 can range from an asymptomatic infection, to death. Consequences of COVID-19 in asymptomatic cases can be beneficial – providing antibody protection. More severe cases can include short term, long term, and permanent injuries, depending on the individual case. Even when a single patient is infected a second time, a rare event – each case is unique.<\/p>\n

Medical practitioners are a bit more discriminating, although not a lot more, and not consistent. Technically, a case of disease only exists after a diagnosis. Many, perhaps most cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections are hypothetical, not tested, not diagnosed. Most SARS-CoV-2 viral infections do not rise to the level of a disease. Some are diagnosed retro-actively using antibody tests, but in these cases – it could be argued – there was infection, but no disease present. Medical authorities often confuse presence of the virus with the disease. Even the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) make this mistake on their page COVID-19 Testing Overview,<\/a>\u00a0although their video says clearly “A viral test may tell you if you are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

When COVID-19 is diagnosed, it gets more confusing, not better. All diagnostic tests focus on the virus. But COVID-19, the disease, is much bigger than the virus. How much bigger?<\/p>\n

COVID-19, the disease, covers a wide range of medical conditions, consequences which necessitates a wide variety of cures. But no cures can be recognized.<\/p>\n

Asymptomatic Infection<\/h2>\n

Asymptomatic infections – do not cause disease. There is no disease to cure.\u00a0For people who test positive but have no symptoms, the CDC video says “Stay home and take steps to avoid spreading it <\/em>(the infection) to others.<\/em>” But most people with asymptomatic infections can’t tell. And can’t be cured. Most asymptomatic infections are detected by antibody tests – long after our health has cured the infection.\u00a0Perhaps it’s because there is no disease, cured is not defined for an asymptomatic infection.<\/p>\n

Mild COVID-19 Disease<\/h2>\n

A mild infection can cause a mild case of COVID-19 disease, one with no significant long-term consequences. \u00a0The CDC video advises “If you have symptoms <\/em>(of disease), keep monitoring them and stay home.<\/em>” These cases of disease are also normally cured by health – so no medical treatments are recommended. Cured is not defined for a mild case of COVID-19. Cured is not defined for any disease cured by healthiness.<\/p>\n

Moderate COVID-19 Disease<\/h2>\n

As the disease rises, the CDC advises “If the\u00a0<\/em>(symptoms of disease) continue, call your doctor about getting tested again.” <\/em>The focus remains on the virus, not on the disease caused by the virus. Is there a cure? As of April 25, 2020 the CDC says “<\/strong>There are no drugs or other therapeutics<\/strong> presently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent or treat COVID-19.<\/strong><\/em>” Note: the word cure is not used<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This nonsense statement still stands four months later on August 30, 2020. However, there are obvious therapeutics to prevent COVID-19, like handwashing, gloves and masks. There are also well known and well documented treatments ranging from prone positioning (lying patients on their stomach) to intubation. But, it appears these are not approved by the FDA, therefore not reported by the CDC – presumably because they are not approved drugs. In addition, when a case of COVID-19 becomes severe, the CDC makes specific drug and therapeutic recommendations.<\/p>\n

The CDC links to the National Institute of Health COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines<\/a>. It is worth noting that these guidelines consist almost entirely of recommendations against<\/strong> (except in clinical trials) specific drugs. There are no positive recommendations<\/strong> for mild or moderate cases.<\/p>\n