Coronavirus ‘doesn’t spread effectively’ on surfaces or items says CDC Kumar Jeetendra | May 23, 2020 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has consistently cautioned that “it might be conceivable” to get tainted with coronavirus by contacting debased surfaces or articles. It simply “doesn’t spread effectively” thusly, the organization says, nor by creature to-human contact or the other way around. “COVID-19 is a new disease and we are still learning …
Colon lining discharges hydrogen peroxide to shield the body from gut microorganisms Kumar Jeetendra | December 10, 2020 Scientists at UC Davis Health have discovered that an enzyme in the colon lining releases hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) – a known disinfecting chemical – to protect the body from gut microbes. Their study, published Dec. 9 in the journal Cell Host and Microbe, sheds light on the way microorganisms are spatially organized in the colon. …
Study offers a non-obtrusive avenue for monitoring buildings for COVID-19 Kumar Jeetendra | April 14, 2021 A study done in rooms where COVID-19 patients were isolated reveals that the virus’s RNA – part of the genetic material inside a virus – can persist up to a month in dust. The study did not evaluate whether dust may transmit the virus to people. It could, however, offer another option for monitoring COVID-19 …
