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Re: Ebola Is Not A Worm And Drinking Salt Cannot Stop Transmission by Andyblaze: 9:42am On Aug 08, 2014 |
Re: Ebola Is Not A Worm And Drinking Salt Cannot Stop Transmission by Nobody: 10:08am On Aug 08, 2014 |
@OP, salt solution is effective against not only worms but also bacteria, viruses and fungi. This is due to the oxidizing effect of hypochlorite formed when NaCl is dissolved in water(let's not go into details). Having said that, i believe the targets of the originators of the 'salt bath' advice are people in the villages and the poor, who don't have access to or cannot afford the normal disinfectants like detol, izal etc. However, PEOPLE SHOULD NOT GO ON A SALT DRINKING SPREE AS THIS COULD LEAD TO AN EPIDEMIC OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE THEREBY WORSENING OUR HEALTH SITUATION. |
Re: Ebola Is Not A Worm And Drinking Salt Cannot Stop Transmission by jpaul5: 12:05pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Look at this article. The lady who started this mess came out to confess. http://yabaleftonline.com/2014/08/lady-started-salt-water-ebola-cure-rumour-comes-tenders-apology/ |
Re: Ebola Is Not A Worm And Drinking Salt Cannot Stop Transmission by deanoffaculty: 12:39pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
NIGERIANSí ½í±ª VS EBOLAí ½í±¹! Nigerians and fear of EBOLA VIRUS is the beginning of salt and water. Is this another chemistry laboratory pratical session or what? 80% of Nigerians have even contacted it through fear before the virus get to them. We fear EBOLA even more then God. Haba!!! SARS,BIRD FLU,etc came and gone and God helped us that everything just faded off............God is able to do it again!!! Haba Nigerians! I have got calls in the early hours of the morning...suddenly rumours flying around for people to take their bath with salt in the water and to drink some! Haba!! They premise it on worms dying by coming in contact with salt! EBOLA IS A VIRUS AND NOT A WORM AND DRINKING SALT WILL NOT AND CANNOT PREVENT INFECTION!! WASH HANDS AFTER EVERY OUTING WITH SOAP AND WATER!! AVOID TOUCHING VERY SICK PEOPLE WITH YOUR BARE HANDS, IF POSSIBLE USE LATEX GLOVES FOR THE VERY SICK!!! SPREAD BEST PRACTICES NOT FEAR!!! |
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