Peran Suplementasi Vitamin C Dosis Tinggi dalam Pencegahan dan Penanganan ISPA

Oleh :

dr. Nurul Falah

Suplementasi vitamin C dosis tinggi dipercaya berperan dalam pencegahan dan penanganan infeksi saluran pernapasan atas (ISPA) atau common cold. Penyakit ISPA bukanlah suatu penyakit tunggal namun merupakan kondisi infeksi yang melibatkan saluran pernapasan atas (hidung, sinus, nasofaring, dan laring).

Gejala utama yang dapat muncul pada ISPA (common cold) meliputi batuk, bersin, gatal atau nyeri tenggorokan, pilek atau hidung berair, sakit kepala, demam, dan nyeri sendi. Sekitar 70–80% ISPA disebabkan oleh sekelompok virus saluran pernapasan (seperti rhinovirus, adenovirus, COVID-19, dan influenza) dan 20–30% ISPA disebabkan oleh bakteri.[1,2]

Penyakit infeksi virus, salah satunya, ISPA umumnya merupakan self-limiting disease yang dapat sembuh sendiri kurang dari 2 minggu. Hingga kini, belum ada terapi tunggal yang efektif untuk mengobati ISPA, sehingga penanganan yang tersedia bersifat simtomatis.[3,4]

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