A simple daily habit that holds the secret to protecting you from Corona and its mutations

Can you imagine that taking care of your mouth and teeth may hold the secret to protecting you from the Corona virus and its mutations?

A recent study confirmed that using a mouthwash every morning can help protect you from the Corona virus, according to the UK newspaper “Daily Mail” cited in a report today, Friday.

This Egyptian study is the latest in a long line of studies that have linked poor oral hygiene to the risk of corona infection, which has prompted the public to take better care of their teeth.

And Egyptian researchers at Cairo University found that people with poor oral health were more likely to develop severe symptoms if they contracted the virus.

Scientists who conducted the study suggest that the mouth may act as a reservoir for the virus, allowing patients with a higher viral load – that is, they carry particles that spread through the body. body, so the more of these viruses in a person’s body, the more likely they are to develop severe symptoms of the disease.

The Corona virus usually enters through the throat or nose, where it multiplies and makes its way through the respiratory system to the lungs, but some experts have speculated that the virus can spread through the blood after a gum infection.

Experts at Cairo University tested a group of 86 corona patients with heart disease, and doctors assessed the patients’ oral hygiene and the severity of their symptoms.
The results showed that patients with better oral hygiene had milder symptoms and less inflammation in their bodies when infected with the virus, and they recovered faster, according to researchers who did not. have yet to release their full results, according to the British newspaper. The study was presented at the 2021 meeting of the American College of Cardiology Middle East.

Study author Dr Ahmed Mostafa Bassiouni said that using mouthwash can help people avoid Corona virus infection completely and have milder symptoms if they get it. virus.

He added that other good oral health habits such as brushing teeth and regular dental visits can “prevent or reduce the severity of the crown.”

Dr Bassiouni added, “Oral tissues can serve as a reservoir for Corona virus, which leads to the emergence of high viral load in the oral cavity, so we recommended to maintain oral health and improve oral hygiene measures, especially during a Corona infection. . “

Dozens of studies have shown that people with good oral hygiene in general take better care of themselves and are generally healthier, and this latest study is not the first to find that bathing in mouth can help people avoid serious COVID-19 infections.

Experts believe that the substances in mouthwashes disrupt the lipid membrane surrounding the virus, hampering its ability to infect people.

And last November, researchers at Cardiff University in Britain found that mouthwashes containing cetylpyridinium chloride kill the virus within 30 seconds, however, the World Health Organization and manufacturers mouthwashes such as Listerine downplayed the importance of these studies.