6个冠状病毒健康神话,事实验证(Re: CNET)
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不管你在网上看到什么, eating garlic and drinking water 不能保护你 from getting infected.
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我们知道有几件事可以 保护人们 从获得或传播小说 冠状病毒: 洗手 与 肥皂 每隔20秒, 清洁表面 在家里用消毒产品和 社会隔离. But according to posts all over social media, there are many more ways to protect yourself.
之前 冠状病毒被命名为大流行 世卫组织, people started sharing all sorts of questionable advice on how to protect yourself from getting infected, 从误入歧途(喜欢)到 自制洗手液)到完全危险. It’s reached the point where Facebook moved to ban any ads promoting 假冠状病毒疗法.
为了弄清事实真相, we are going to bust these common 冠状病毒 myths that have taken over our feeds.
Myth 1: If you can hold your breath for 10 seconds, you don’t have a 冠状病毒 infection
的 idea behind this myth is that if some is infected 与 冠状病毒, 到有人呼吸困难的时候, 50% of their lungs will have pulmonary fibrosis — a lung disease that causes irreversible scarring and hardening of the lung tissue.
的re’s a post that’s been floating around the internet that states that if you can hold your breath for 10 seconds — 与out feeling like you need to gasp for air or a tightness in your chest — then you don’t have pulmonary fibrosis and you’re likely not infected 与 冠状病毒.
This false myth has been shared all over social media, including by actress Debra Messing who posted it on a now-deleted Instagram story. 甚至有报道称这些建议来自 斯坦福大学,但那是。 完全错误的 根据医学院的说法.
真相: While it’s possible for the 冠状病毒 to cause fibrosis, holding your breath is not a suitable 家庭“测试” 来确定你是否有肺损伤. 为了得到正确的诊断,你需要 各种测试 由你的医生执行. And, if you’re having difficulty breathing, from 冠状病毒 or anything else, you should 打电话给你的医疗保健新葡京app提供者.
Myth 2: Drinking water will flush the virus from your mouth
的 post mentioned above states that you should drink water every 15 minutes because even if the 冠状病毒 gets into your mouth, 水和其他液体可以冲走它, into your stomach where it cannot survive because of your stomach acid. It goes on to say that if you don’t drink water often enough, the 冠状病毒 will get into your airways and then into your lungs.
Another post (right) making the rounds on social media claims that you can “eliminate” the virus from your throat by gargling 与 warm water and salt or vinegar (the post doesn’t state what kind of vinegar).
真相: It’s always smart to stay well hydrated, whether you’re sick or not. 但是, 根据世界卫生组织, there’s no evidence that drinking water can protect you from getting the 冠状病毒. 用盐水或醋漱口也无济于事. 同样地, 用生理盐水喷雾冲洗鼻子 也保护不了你.
Myth 3: Warm weather will get rid of the 冠状病毒
At a rally on March 9, US President Trump told his supporters that the 冠状病毒将在4月份消失 随着美国天气变暖.
上个月,他还被引述说 到四月病毒就会消失 and that “the heat generally speaking kills this kind of virus,” referring to the idea that warmer weather will kill the virus and thus help minimize its spread.
真相: 根据世界卫生组织的说法 冠状病毒可以传播 在全球所有地区,包括炎热的气候. It 不会就这么消失 in the Northern hemisphere as the weather gets warmer in spring and summer. 我们也还不知道 如果COVID-19是一种季节性病毒 就像流感.
Myth 4: Using a face mask will protect you from getting the 冠状病毒
In the early days of the 冠状病毒 outbreak, people ran out to buy 外科口罩. 的 idea was that these masks could prevent the virus from getting into your airways.
真相: 医用口罩不能阻挡空气传播的病毒. 的y’re specifically designed to prevent fluids from someone else’s cough or sneeze getting into your mouth and nose, or prevent fluid from your coughs and sneezes from getting into someone else’s airways.
N95口罩 can block airborne viruses from getting into your mouth or trap viruses from your body to prevent them from spreading into the air — but you 不应该使用 unless you think you’ve been infected by or are showing symptoms of the 冠状病毒 and want to protect others from getting infected.
Myth 5: Garlic or herbs will cure or protect you from the 冠状病毒
据说大蒜有帮助 增强免疫系统 正因为如此, there have been rumors circulating online that it could also prevent a 冠状病毒 infection. One post states that garlic is particularly helpful if you 把它煮开,然后把水喝了 这是剩下的.
一些 社交媒体上的帖子 also claim that brewing tea from herbs (some suggest using sea moss) can protect kids from getting the 冠状病毒.
真相: While garlic is good for your immune system, it 不能保护你 from being infected 与 the 冠状病毒, 根据世界卫生组织. 自制凉茶也是一样.
Myth 6: Spraying alcohol or bleach on your body will protect you
因为商店里的洗手液已经卖完了, 人们寻找其他方法来保护自己, including by spraying disinfectants on their bodies or clothes.
真相: 的 谁说 that not only can spraying bleach or rubbing alcohol on your body harm your mucous membranes, 它不能保护你不感染冠状病毒. And you definitely shouldn’t drink rubbing alcohol or bleach to protect yourself — doing either can cause serious health problems and even death.
的 information contained in this article is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as health or medical advice. Always consult a physician or other qualified health provider regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition or health objectives.
作者:莎拉·米特洛夫