Can a Nasal/Oral/Ocular Spray Inactivate and Prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection? A hypothesis

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges that have been dealt with adopting measures such as prolonged or intermittent social distancing, which may even be necessary until 2022. Furthermore, it has been described that a SARS-CoV-2 contagion route corresponds to the inhalation of the vi...

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Autores principales:	Fuentes,Edgardo, Santos-López,Matías
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina 2020
Materias:	COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 sprays infection
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description	ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges that have been dealt with adopting measures such as prolonged or intermittent social distancing, which may even be necessary until 2022. Furthermore, it has been described that a SARS-CoV-2 contagion route corresponds to the inhalation of the virus. Medications via nasal/eye spray and inhalers, therefore, could fulfill the function of inactivating SARS-CoV-2. Due to the abovementioned reasons, we suggest the following hypothesis: The use of Ocular/Nasal/Oral sprays could prevent the infection and the further spread of SARS-CoV-2.
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title_short	Can a Nasal/Oral/Ocular Spray Inactivate and Prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection? A hypothesis
title_full	Can a Nasal/Oral/Ocular Spray Inactivate and Prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection? A hypothesis
title_fullStr	Can a Nasal/Oral/Ocular Spray Inactivate and Prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection? A hypothesis
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Can a Nasal/Oral/Ocular Spray Inactivate and Prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection? A hypothesis

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