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Curcumin spray shows promise in fighting SARS-CoV-2 and flu viruses
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Curcumin spray shows promise in fighting SARS-CoV-2 and flu viruses

By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D.Jan 24 2024A team of scientists from Thailand has developed a curcumin-containing oro-nasal film spray, which shows potential antiviral activity and mucosal immunity-boosting activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza viruses. The study is published in the Virology Journal. Study: A novel film spray containing curcumin...

When COVID-19 or flu viruses kill, they often have an accomplice—bacterial infections
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When COVID-19 or flu viruses kill, they often have an accomplice—bacterial infections

by Hayley Muendlein, The Conversation Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a common source of bacterial coinfections. Credit: Janice Haney Car/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in the loss of over 3% of the world’s population—at least 50 million people. But it wasn’t the flu virus that caused the majority of these deaths....