Prediction of Diarrhoea as a Dominant Symptom in Third Wave of COVID-19: An Ayurvedic Perspective

In Ayurveda literature, the probable pathogenesis of diarrhoea (Atisara) is to over-drinking and humidity in the atmosphere. During rainy season humidity increases in the atmosphere and human body being a biological entity behaves accordingly. Fromthe month of Julyup to the mid of September rainy season persist,in which while there is a lot of humidity in the atmosphere along with increase in temperature (in Indian climate) Human body tends to sweat more and drink more. Over-drinking water or liquid diet, leads to agnimandya (decreased digestive fire) initiating the basic pathophysiology of diarrhoea, the slow collection of all the hetu (causative factors) of diarrhoea leads to the increasing pathogenesis or prodromal, along with it, in the months of rain & post-rain (starting of Autumn) weather, with scorching heat, Vata & Pitta (humors) increases respectively. Current researches on COVID-19 additionally well-known shows that SARS-CoV-2 can develop alterations in the gastrointestinal microbiota which can also cause increase in gut motility inflicting Diarrhoea. So, the entire pathophysiologywill dominantly result in diarrhoea with a very small push of other stimulus (viral, bacterial, food poisoning). Hence, there is lots of chance that the wave of corona if in any respect has to come then it will come from June to October month and will show high chance of viral diarrhoea.