Biswas Vol 1, Issue 2 | Page 45

The month was December, in one of the most powerful and prosperous nations of the world a handful of people were found suffering from “MYSTERIOUS PNEUMONIA”. The initial symptoms included fever, cough, diarrohea, body ache, extreme weakness and an unusual kind of pneumonia, never seen before.

Within a month in January it was diagnosed to be a new RNA VIRUS for which no drug or vaccine is available. Quickly, the disease and the virus spread to other parts of the world. The man who played a central role in giving directions towards the management and prevention of the dreaded disease was “ANTHONY FAUCI” the leading scientist of USA. Soon the disease was seen as a taboo and the people diagnosed with the disease were isolated and were regarded as untouchables. They were treated like criminals and were socially distanced and were even disowned by their family members. Soon a test called RTPCR – was developed and the test kit was made available all across the globe, including the African countries, who could not afford to buy the test kit but were sponsored by W.H.O.

There was a scenario of uncertainty and fear all over the globe and often the close contact of the patients was tested and found to be positive. In the absence of any treatment, a banned medicine was tested on the patients with the hope of curing. Unamusingly “Koch postulates” were bypassed and ignored, the gold standard method established in 1890 to prove that a pathogen is the cause of a particular disease (we must understand in medical science that to prove that a particular virus/pathogen is responsible for the disease, it must satisfy Koch postulates). In most of the countries, testing drives began and patients with persistent symptoms of pneumonia or flu were tested and a huge budget was allocated by almost every country for the prevention, research and the management of the disease, which was widely covered by the media worldwide. Till now (November 14, 2020), efforts are on to find a cure and also to invent a vaccine. The pharmaceutical giants all across the globe are racing to find the vaccine. The philanthropists like Bill Gates are taking initiatives to fund the development

of the vaccine and find treatment.

After reading the above paragraph, any layman will answer “it’s COVID-19” ! Yes, you are right! This story started in December 2019. Most of you will be shocked to know that it’s also the story (word by word) of HIV-AIDS, which started in December 1981. Besides the above, there are many more similarities of occurrence of COVID-19 and HIV-AIDS.

COVID 19

Virus and the Vaccine

COVID-19 Pandemic

डर से मत डर |

Darr se mat dar kuchh alag kar,

Darr tujhe yeh samjhayega,

Tu aatmvishvas dikhayega, Tu darr se aankh milayega,

Dar ka samanaa kar, aage badh, kuchh alag kar,

Zindgi ke har mod pe tujhe dard satayega,

Usi dard ka fayeda bina chuke yeh dar uthayega,

Aur tujhse kahega ki tu aage kuch nahi kar payega, Par kya woh likh kar de payega ki tu haar jayega,

Teri har kamjori par yeh darr ghar banayega,

Par tu apna hunar dikhayega,

Usi kamjori ko tuh apni taqat banayega,

Aur us din yeh dar tujh se dar jayega.

Darr ka khel nidarr..huu.. ho ke khel,

Darr se mat dar mat dar … dar se mat dar ,

Aage bud, bhula de dar , kuch alag kar!

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Covid 19, Virus & Vaccine