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What is Hydroxychloroquine?

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Humans and other organisms are not in a good state of health every time. Many times the state of health as well as state of mind is not in a good position. This abnormality from the ideal state of mind and health is considered a disease. Every organism needs to overcome the disease in order to have a good life ahead.

Complete answer:
Health is any state of mind in which the body works properly in the aspects of physical, mental and social well-being. Disease is a state of mind in which the body does not work efficiently. Those micro-organisms that spread the diseases are known as pathogens.

Common Diseases Caused By Infectious Agents

Infectious Agents| Disease
Viruses: -| Common Cold,
| Influenza,
| Dengue Fever,
| Poliomyelitis,
| Hepatitis-A and Hepatitis-B,
| Yellow Vein Mosaic of Okra (Plants),
| AIDS,
| Chicken Pox,
| Measles,
| Smallpox,
| Mumps,
| SARS,
| Swine Flu,
| COVID-19,
| Nipah,
| Zika,
| Polio,
| Ebola,
Bacteria: -| Typhoid,
| Cholera ,
| Tuberculosis,
| Anthrax,
| Tetanus,
| Food poisoning,
| Citrus cancer (Plants),
| Diarrhoea,
| Pneumonia,
Fungi: -| Skin Infections like ringworm,
| Coloured fungus (Black, Yellow, White, Green)
| Rust of Wheat (Plants),
Protozoan: -| Malaria,
| Kala-Azar,
| Amoebic Dysentery,
| Sleeping sickness,
Worms: -| Ascariasis by roundworm,
| Taeniasis by tapeworm,
| Elephantiasis or filariasis.

To cure the disease it is necessary to eat that substance which helps in getting better, and make us disease free. These substances are said to be drugs. Iff a drug helps curing the disease more than the side effect is called medicine.
Hydroxychloroquine is an anti malarial drug. Anti malaria drugs are those drugs which help the body to fight against the malaria virus. Recently this drug was used to cure covid- 1919 patients. The formula of Hydroxychloroquine is C18H26ClN3O{C_{18}}{H_{26}}Cl{N_3}O . It is also used in treatment of Sjogren syndrome, post-Lyme arthritis, and many more.

Note:
Drugs have a positive side as well as a negative impact. The negative side of any drug includes the side effects of it. The common side effects of hydroxychloroquine include nausea, stomach cramps, diarrhea, agitation, mania, insomnia, paranoia, depression, headache, vomiting, and variation in sugar level of the body.