Breathing alone is enough to get infected with the flu virus

To research the routes of transmission of the flu virus, a team at an American university analysed breath samples from 142 study participants who had confirmed influenza infections. For the study, in the first three days after the onset of the flu, samples of the exhaled air (exhaled aerosol) were taken when the participants breathed, coughed or sneezed¹. 

The study’s key findings: 11 of 23 samples which were collected without coughing or sneezing contained the virus. Eight of the samples even had levels of the virus that were sufficient for causing infection.

Inhalation therapy using saline solutions can keep a droplet infection in check

Another American study showed that inhaling an isotonic NaCl solution significantly reduces the exhalation of so-called pathogen-laden bioaerosol droplets over a prolonged period². “High producers”, i.e. people who exhale over 500 of these infectious particles within 6 hours, responded to inhalation of saline solution even with a significant drop in particles of more than 70 per cent for up to 6 hours.

Summary:

• Nebulisation of isotonic saline solution helps prevent and treat colds
• Natural, proven and safe method
• Easy to do
• Can be used widely during the cold and flu season.
• For all ages

Quellen: 
¹Yan J, Grantham M, Pantelic J, et al. Infectious virus in exhaled breath of symptomatic seasonal influenza cases from a college community. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2018;115(5):1081-1086.
²Edwards DA, Man JC, Brand P, et al. Inhaling to mitigate exhaled bioaerosols. Proc Natl Acad Sci U A. 2004;101(50):17383-8.