It is always wonderful to read your writings my dear friend <3 You have brought to us uncomplicated, pertinent information :) Personally, what I found of great importance here was your clarification of how in viral infections the focus is placed on managing symptoms and not the microorganism itself (because actually targeting the virus' cycle can potentially harm us.).
Brazilians are great adepts of using herbs and other natural resources to treat various health issues. So, I liked very much the observations you raised as to why plants as a means for treatment shouldn't be cast aside because we are in the 21st century.
I followed the links you directed us here to lytic and lysogenic virus cycles (this is new info to me). However, as soon I read the definition of lysogenic cycle I immediately thought of the HIV virus. Now, I'm wondering through which cycle COVID-19 reproduces? lysogenic or lytic? The latter?
Thank you for taking the time to keep us well-informed in a most inviting, straight-forward manner my dear.
Much love to you and the family (especially to the little one <3) :*
Thanks for the audience dear Abii.
One of the governors in the Nigerian states actually used plant materials (black seeds) to manage his covid19 symptoms and he was able to fight the virus in less than 2 weeks. Although it might sound totally anecdotal, but it reinforces the fact that plants have genuine potentials in the treatment of diseases. The world's plant biodiversity should be preserved at all cost because they represent humanity's hope against future infections.
Concerning covid19 life cycle, the virus uses lytic cycle just like every other virus in the Coronaviridae family. It uses the hosts ribosome to synthesize its proteins.