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Mouthwash could 'inactivate' human coronaviruses that cause infections like the common cold
Yahoo ^ | 10/20/20 | Rachel Grumman Bender

Posted on 10/21/2020 3:01:22 AM PDT by Libloather

Mouthwashes may help lower the transmission and spread of the coronavirus, according to a new study.

In the study, published in the Journal of Medical Virology, researchers investigated over-the-counter mouthwashes and nasal rinses commonly found in drug stores and supermarkets, since both types of products “directly impact the major sites of reception and transmission of human coronaviruses (HCoV)” - namely, the mouth and nose - and “may provide an additional level of protection against the virus.”

To find out whether mouthwashes and nasal rinses would be effective against the coronavirus, the researchers tested a common human coronavirus known as 229e - one of several strains that typically only cause mild infections like the common cold, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - not SARS‐CoV‐2, which is the virus associated with COVID‐19.

But, as the lead author of the study, Craig Meyers, Ph.D., tells Yahoo Life, all coronaviruses have something in common: “They have a membrane,” says Meyers, a distinguished professor of microbiology and immunology at Penn State.

“With membrane viruses, all you have to do is break that membrane and they’re inactivated,” Meyers explains. “It’s very difficult to work with the actual COVID-19 virus. But the membranes [in coronaviruses in general] are pretty much the same.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Education; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: coronaviruses; covid; mouthwash; whuflu
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For those readers on the world-wide-webs who may not know, mouthwash should only be used IN THE MOUTH. You've been warned.
1 posted on 10/21/2020 3:01:22 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

I’ve heard that saline and/or antiseptic sinus rinses inactivate the virus too. And that the sinuses are probably more important than the mouth and throat.


2 posted on 10/21/2020 3:05:29 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Libloather

Well, gin and vodka contain the active ingredient of mouthwash and tonic contains the active ingredient of hydroxychloroquine


3 posted on 10/21/2020 3:06:31 AM PDT by fso301
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To: Jim Noble

Ping. Do I remember you having your people using Listerine as part of your anti-Covid protocol, from many months ago?


4 posted on 10/21/2020 3:07:24 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: fso301

And limes contain sweet lime goodness.


5 posted on 10/21/2020 3:12:32 AM PDT by The Free Engineer
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To: Libloather

Alcohol will kill anything. Even your liver.


6 posted on 10/21/2020 3:14:04 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: Libloather

My dad used the original Listerine product often, and especially when we had colds. I hated it, but I think it did a good job of killing mouth germs.


7 posted on 10/21/2020 3:15:30 AM PDT by FamiliarFace
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To: FreedomPoster

Yes I still do it every day.


8 posted on 10/21/2020 3:31:04 AM PDT by Jim Noble
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“For those readers on the world-wide-webs who may not know, mouthwash should only be used IN THE MOUTH. You've been warned.”

Sad that it even occurred to you to have to post that!

Thanks for the OP.

9 posted on 10/21/2020 3:41:39 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Why can't we all just get into the running car?)
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To: fso301

Gin and vodka Help kill the virus? Not to be too cynical but maybe that’s why the commie type D governors closed down the bars


10 posted on 10/21/2020 3:46:55 AM PDT by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, they are excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Libloather

I wonder if mouthwash is now going to disappear from stores. Hey, if we did it to toilet paper....


11 posted on 10/21/2020 3:47:58 AM PDT by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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To: fso301

Yes it has been known for quite awhile that tonic ( quinine) helps fight the virus. At least in larger quinine amounts. There isn’t a lot of quinine in the typical Bottle of tonic water so I’d still consult my doc if I was concerned maybe I’d caught the virus.


12 posted on 10/21/2020 3:50:39 AM PDT by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, they are excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: DannyTN

Neti Pots are a wonderful invention. Just boil your water first, especially if you have well water like I do.


13 posted on 10/21/2020 4:17:34 AM PDT by Tennessee Conservative
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To: Tennessee Conservative

I prefer the squeeze bottles.
but I also like the canned saline spray for convenience.


14 posted on 10/21/2020 4:35:30 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Libloather

Mouthwash could ‘inactivate’ human coronaviruses that cause infections like the common cold - Listerine marketing team says. :)


15 posted on 10/21/2020 4:40:52 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: Libloather

Don’t forget the eyes. I recommend an eye wash made from fresh jalapeno juice.

If you feel a burning sensation, it means it’s working. :)


16 posted on 10/21/2020 4:41:55 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: DannyTN

Gargle with salt water. It does the job.


17 posted on 10/21/2020 4:46:58 AM PDT by Loud Mime ("Now, go and do your duty before darkness covers the earth." Michael Uhlmann (1939 - 2019))
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Too clarify, I don’t think mouthwash, gargling, or sinus rinces will stop an infection once it’s started.

If the virus hasn’t yet found an ACE-2 receptor, then yes.

Once started, it might be able to slow down an infection and give your body more time to ramp up. But once a cell sends out a few thousand copies of the virus all bets are off on whether something as simple as this can make a meaningful impact.


18 posted on 10/21/2020 4:50:00 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Loud Mime

Put a drop of oregano oil under your tongue. It will make you hate life. But I’m told it is a natural antibiotic. Sure tastes like death.


19 posted on 10/21/2020 4:52:19 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Libloather

For what it’s worth, I have been making my own mouthwash of peroxide and a bit of peppermint oil and a little bit of oregano oil for years. After I brush my teeth I sprayed this concoction into my mouth as far back as I can and under my tongue. Swish around for as long as I can.
Then I take a Q-tip and put peroxide on it, then run this around the inside of my nostrils.
I’ve also been making my own tonic water from cinchona bark, Take zinc vitamin C, quercetin, etc.


20 posted on 10/21/2020 5:03:00 AM PDT by tinamina
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