Mouthwashes, Oral Rinses May Inactivate Human Coronaviruses – HealthNewsDigest.com

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – HERSHEY, Pa. Certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses, according to a Penn State College of Medicine research study. The results indicate that some of these products might be useful for reducing the viral load, or amount of virus, in the mouth after infection and may help to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Craig Meyers, distinguished professor of microbiology and immunology and…

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