| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere 14:14 - Mar 15 with 5152 views | Ryorry |
Can Covid-19 be transmitted by ingesting it? (on raw veg like salad eg). Would washing the item under cold running water be enough to remove the virus? In fact is the virus as damaging when ingested as when taken into the lungs via coughing or sneezing, given that it's the lungs which the Covid-19 seems to damage most? |  |
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 15:46 - Mar 15 with 2320 views | NorthLondonBlue2 |
The virus can survive on surfaces from anything like a few hours to a few days.
This includes food. If you wash the food, you will help to remove the virus from the surface, but not necessary entirely.
If you ingest - eat - something with the virus present, you will be very likely to become infected. This is because the fast-track entry point into your body is any mucus-membrane, e.g. eyes, nose, mouth and, yes, genitals.
So, even if your stomach acid will likely kill the virus, it will already have an entry point via your mouth before then.
It is therefore essential to practice excellent hand-hygiene, especially before eating and equally, to ensure that you give all fruit and vegetables you intend to eat raw a very good wash. |  | | |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 15:52 - Mar 15 with 2297 views | The_Last_Baron |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 14:21 - Mar 15 by GlasgowBlue |
Pretty sure I read on the Government website that there is no evidence it can be transferred by ingesting food. |
The virus hates heat so the stomach acid will kill it.
You should drink water (preferably as hot as you can handle) every 15 minutes. This will wash the virus down into the stomach if it is present in the mouth. The body will then take care of it.
Drink lots of Ginger drinks and soups. And garlic. If your body is high on these you won't develop symptoms as the immune system will prevent it taking hold. |  |
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 15:53 - Mar 15 with 2295 views | J2BLUE |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 15:52 - Mar 15 by The_Last_Baron |
The virus hates heat so the stomach acid will kill it.
You should drink water (preferably as hot as you can handle) every 15 minutes. This will wash the virus down into the stomach if it is present in the mouth. The body will then take care of it.
Drink lots of Ginger drinks and soups. And garlic. If your body is high on these you won't develop symptoms as the immune system will prevent it taking hold. |
That all sounds like random bro science. |  |
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 15:54 - Mar 15 with 2290 views | Ryorry |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 15:46 - Mar 15 by NorthLondonBlue2 |
The virus can survive on surfaces from anything like a few hours to a few days.
This includes food. If you wash the food, you will help to remove the virus from the surface, but not necessary entirely.
If you ingest - eat - something with the virus present, you will be very likely to become infected. This is because the fast-track entry point into your body is any mucus-membrane, e.g. eyes, nose, mouth and, yes, genitals.
So, even if your stomach acid will likely kill the virus, it will already have an entry point via your mouth before then.
It is therefore essential to practice excellent hand-hygiene, especially before eating and equally, to ensure that you give all fruit and vegetables you intend to eat raw a very good wash. |
Cheers, I'll wait for Badger's take on your paras 3 & 4 when he's next around. [Post edited 15 Mar 2020 15:55]
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 15:56 - Mar 15 with 2279 views | footers |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 15:52 - Mar 15 by The_Last_Baron |
The virus hates heat so the stomach acid will kill it.
You should drink water (preferably as hot as you can handle) every 15 minutes. This will wash the virus down into the stomach if it is present in the mouth. The body will then take care of it.
Drink lots of Ginger drinks and soups. And garlic. If your body is high on these you won't develop symptoms as the immune system will prevent it taking hold. |
Great advice, giving everyone water poisoning. |  |
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 16:03 - Mar 15 with 2261 views | Guthrum |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 15:52 - Mar 15 by The_Last_Baron |
The virus hates heat so the stomach acid will kill it.
You should drink water (preferably as hot as you can handle) every 15 minutes. This will wash the virus down into the stomach if it is present in the mouth. The body will then take care of it.
Drink lots of Ginger drinks and soups. And garlic. If your body is high on these you won't develop symptoms as the immune system will prevent it taking hold. |
Incorrect. It can cope quite well with human body heat once it's inside a host.
The garlic thing is also an urban myth (tho it is generally good for you). |  |
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 16:08 - Mar 15 with 2253 views | Ryorry |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 16:03 - Mar 15 by Guthrum |
Incorrect. It can cope quite well with human body heat once it's inside a host.
The garlic thing is also an urban myth (tho it is generally good for you). |
"The garlic thing is also an urban myth (tho it is generally good for you)."
Yeah, particularly if you want to keep people the official 2m away from you!
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 17:13 - Mar 15 with 2225 views | BlueBadger |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 15:52 - Mar 15 by The_Last_Baron |
The virus hates heat so the stomach acid will kill it.
You should drink water (preferably as hot as you can handle) every 15 minutes. This will wash the virus down into the stomach if it is present in the mouth. The body will then take care of it.
Drink lots of Ginger drinks and soups. And garlic. If your body is high on these you won't develop symptoms as the immune system will prevent it taking hold. |
Fancy that, a Brexiteer recycling widely debunked internet myths rather than paying attention to facts. [Post edited 15 Mar 2020 17:47]
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 17:16 - Mar 15 with 2222 views | jeera |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 15:46 - Mar 15 by NorthLondonBlue2 |
The virus can survive on surfaces from anything like a few hours to a few days.
This includes food. If you wash the food, you will help to remove the virus from the surface, but not necessary entirely.
If you ingest - eat - something with the virus present, you will be very likely to become infected. This is because the fast-track entry point into your body is any mucus-membrane, e.g. eyes, nose, mouth and, yes, genitals.
So, even if your stomach acid will likely kill the virus, it will already have an entry point via your mouth before then.
It is therefore essential to practice excellent hand-hygiene, especially before eating and equally, to ensure that you give all fruit and vegetables you intend to eat raw a very good wash. |
Not to deliberately knock your post in case all of it happens to be factually accurate.
But if you're going to make bold assertions it's generally fair to post links to your info or at least some credible source. |  |
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 17:18 - Mar 15 with 2218 views | jeera |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 15:52 - Mar 15 by The_Last_Baron |
The virus hates heat so the stomach acid will kill it.
You should drink water (preferably as hot as you can handle) every 15 minutes. This will wash the virus down into the stomach if it is present in the mouth. The body will then take care of it.
Drink lots of Ginger drinks and soups. And garlic. If your body is high on these you won't develop symptoms as the immune system will prevent it taking hold. |
What the actual feck? Holy sh1t.
No way that's going to work without the newt.
Eye of newt every time.
Schoolboy error that. | |
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 19:33 - Mar 15 with 2174 views | jeera |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 15:54 - Mar 15 by Ryorry |
Cheers, I'll wait for Badger's take on your paras 3 & 4 when he's next around. [Post edited 15 Mar 2020 15:55]
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"give all fruit and vegetables you intend to eat raw a very good wash."
In a good sanitising gel - of no less than 60% alcohol. [Post edited 15 Mar 2020 19:33]
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 19:35 - Mar 15 with 2170 views | r2d2 |
Wash the blo0dy stuff then! |  | | |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 19:40 - Mar 15 with 2164 views | jeera |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 19:35 - Mar 15 by r2d2 |
Wash the blo0dy stuff then! |
Which is what she asked. | |
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 19:41 - Mar 15 with 2165 views | Pecker |
That link did something to my laptop. I had to close it down and reboot. Maybe you might want to delete it. |  | | |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 19:44 - Mar 15 with 2163 views | Pecker |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 14:40 - Mar 15 by monytowbray |
Hasn’t that been debunked? Or has there since been evidence suggesting this works? |
Yeah, just looked it up a bit more. Total rubbish. Sorry. | | | |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 19:45 - Mar 15 with 2162 views | NewcyBlue |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 15:52 - Mar 15 by The_Last_Baron |
The virus hates heat so the stomach acid will kill it.
You should drink water (preferably as hot as you can handle) every 15 minutes. This will wash the virus down into the stomach if it is present in the mouth. The body will then take care of it.
Drink lots of Ginger drinks and soups. And garlic. If your body is high on these you won't develop symptoms as the immune system will prevent it taking hold. |
Thanks for the advice, but can I have fries and a drink with my burger please? |  |
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 19:49 - Mar 15 with 2155 views | WeWereZombies |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 19:45 - Mar 15 by NewcyBlue |
Thanks for the advice, but can I have fries and a drink with my burger please? |
You forgot to tell him how much garlic to put in your ginger soup... |  |
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 19:53 - Mar 15 with 2150 views | NewcyBlue |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 19:49 - Mar 15 by WeWereZombies |
You forgot to tell him how much garlic to put in your ginger soup... |
He’ll probably put garlic and ginger in a kettle and call it a soup machine.
Giving you souper immune soupport. | |
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 06:44 - Mar 16 with 2100 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Theorectically yes.... there is a junction between your respiratory tract and your digestive tract.
Don't forget that people handle food vigorously in supermarkets too.
Compared to everything else though its a fairly minimal risk..... just dont sneeze on your lettuce. | |
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| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 06:51 - Mar 16 with 2096 views | WeWereZombies |
| Question which I've not seen addressed anywhere on 06:44 - Mar 16 by ElephantintheRoom |
Theorectically yes.... there is a junction between your respiratory tract and your digestive tract.
Don't forget that people handle food vigorously in supermarkets too.
Compared to everything else though its a fairly minimal risk..... just dont sneeze on your lettuce. |
Wouldn't it be more appropriate not to let anyone else sneeze on your lettuce?
If you sneeze on your own lettuce then you are just moving a virus, already in your system, around a bit. Unless you are using the lettuce because you have run out of tissues and toilet roll - then you should bin it. | |
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