Plasma can cure

The latest research by scientists confirms that inhalation of charged air can cure the common cold.

Scientists have discovered that a stream of matter such as cold plasma can neutralize viruses similar to the common cold virus. When plasma irradiation is used for a few minutes, these viruses cannot multiply, meaning they cannot cause illness.

According to the Telegraph , this provides hope of using plasma rays as a hand sanitizer at a hospital or providing a new way to treat colds or viral diseases of the respiratory tract like the flu. They even believe that this plasma can prevent HIV infection during blood transfusions.

Scientists believe that cold plasma has a therapeutic effect. (Photo: Telegraph)

In a recent study, scientists radiated this cooled plasma into a tissue infected with adeno virus, the common cold-causing virus. As a result, almost all viruses are destroyed.

In particular, Dr. Julia Zimmermann of the Max-Planck Institute and the study of extraterrestrial physics in Germany found that when this plasma was exposed for about 240 seconds, the viruses were all killed, only one of them 1 million children are likely to continue to multiply.

She said cold plasma would be a very effective method to control the spread of the virus . It will be an effective tool in hospital disinfection. Researchers are currently working to develop this method in the treatment of respiratory infections and have also been approved to test this method in animals.

They believe that in the long run, this plasma beam can be inhaled directly into the human lungs to kill the virus. Many diseases such as colds are difficult to treat and patients often just look at the immune system to fight infection. Previous studies have also shown that cold plasma is effective in killing bacteria and is used to sterilize broth for up to 7 days. The latest study, published in the journal Applied Physics, shows that plasma can destroy proteins and DNA that contain viruses.

Plasma is the fourth form of matter in addition to solid, liquid and gas. It is created when gas molecules or water are charged. It is similar to the material found in decorative plasma balls or plasma TVs. Normally, plasma needs a very high temperature to survive, but scientists have recently found that they can produce cool plasma at temperatures of about 40 ^° C, safe enough for human hands to touch.