The rhinovirus, which just causes a cold, can prevent the coronavirus from settling in your body, researchers say.
Some viruses compete with each other for a place in your body. There is only one that can make you sick and according to researchers at the University of Glasgow, the rhinovirus is stronger than the coronavirus. As a result, it could help suppress Covid-19.
The bottom line is that you can only get sick once, either from the rhinovirus or from the corona virus. If you become infected with the rhinovirus and with Covid-19 at the same time, only the rhinovirus will successfully enter your body and thus make you sick. And even if the coronavirus gets a 24-hour lead, the rhinovirus still ‘wins’. “Sars-CoV-2 never gets a foothold, it is slowed down by the rhinovirus,” Dr Pablo Murcia told BBC News.
But: if your cold is over and your immune system has calmed down, Covid-19 can still strike. The rhinovirus therefore only offers a temporary solution. “Vaccination plus hygiene measures plus the interaction between viruses can significantly reduce the number of infections, but the maximum effect is achieved with vaccination,” says Murcia.
Bron (nen): BBC News
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