My father has typhoid and COVID-19, and the current medications are not helping. Please help.

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I am sorry to hear about your father's double infection. If his fever lies below 38.2 degrees celsius, it is not a bad thing. Fever has the function to kill off bacteria and viruses. You need to be worried when his fever becomes high. Before proceeding further, I have to mention some measures to be taken against COVID-19 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). There are a lot of uncertainties and recommendations. It gets changed due to many studies that flood into the scientific community on daily basis.

As your father has not started taking a blood-thinning medication, then he can take Aspirin 500 mg three times a day with Gaviscon. He should take Gaviscon one hour apart from other medical drugs. Aspirin reduces fever, inflammatory processes and prevents blood clots. Bromelain, Hymechromon, and vitamin D help to keep COVID infection at bay.

You can buy an oximeter finger clip. It is used for measuring oxygen concentration in your father's blood. If it drops below 90 percent, then you should consider taking him to the hospital. When it goes below 80 percent, then this situation can be life-threatening. With this cheap tool, you can control gas exchange in the lungs. At the same time, you should check his pulse. If it becomes irregular, you need to take him to the doctor as soon as possible. If his urine becomes discolored or less in amount, then it can indicate a kidney issue and it needs to be checked immediately by consulting a local physician.