TRIBUNJOGJA, COM – Breast milk or breast milk may be able to prevent or even cure the Corona virus, according to findings in a new study.
Scientists in Beijing found that the ingredients in breast milk effectively suppress SARS-CoV-2 and they recommend its use in developing a treatment for Covid-19.
They have tested the effects of breast milk on cells exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, from animal kidney cells to human lung and intestinal cells.
According to them, breast milk, which was collected long before the pandemic in 2017, killed most living viruses, they said.
“Human breast milk blocks viral attachments, incoming viruses and even virus replication after entry,” said the team led by Professor Yigang Tong of Beijing University of Chemical Technology, in two non-peer-reviewed papers posted on biorxiv.org last week. Tribunjogja.com from BBC.
This finding is even more surprising because previous breastfeeding is thought to increase the risk of transmission of the virus.
In Wuhan, the initial epicenter of Covid-19, a newborn baby was separated from his mother who tested positive.
They are fed exclusively with formula in an attempt to prevent them from catching the virus through milk.
This theory is not limited to China.
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) also said babies who were breastfed by mothers suspected or confirmed to have Covid-19 should also be viewed as suspect carriers.
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