Betadine is nothing short of a common household name. To all our throat problems, betadine has always been the perfect solution. But this humble solution is making headlines over the past few weeks, as many researchers believe that betadine mouthwash can be helpful in destroying the coronavirus and thus be instrumental in preventing COVID-19. It is also believed that if someone is already sick, the effects could be reduced with the use of betadine mouthwash.
From the past few decades, we all know that betadine to be a microbicidal agent. Researchers believe that povidone and iodine, the main components of betadine, show considerable virucidal activity. In an interview given to Times of India, Dr Sumita Shakar, associate professor in plastic surgery at Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, said , “Betadine is valuable because of its most potent bactericidal, virucidal and fungicidal properties. I am confident that this drug is going to be a more effective solution before a vaccine comes.”
After testing on a small group of COVID-19 patients, researchers have discovered that after the use of the mouthwash, the viruses in their saliva sample had reduced notably. It was also mentioned in a recent research that the effect of the betadine mouthwash lasts for 4-6 hours and thus rinsing the mouth for 2-3 minutes should be a repeated process, at least 4 times in a day.
Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Center (TIDREC) at the University of Malaya, have conducted various laboratory tests and have confirmed that the tested products killed almost 99.99% of SARS-CoV-2 virus in about 15 seconds.
Scientists also noticed that even in diseases like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), that are very much like COVID-19, the iodine mouthwash had produced quite effective results. Many doctor scientists believe that using the betadine mouthwash regularly could be the simplest and cheapest way to safeguard oneself against the deadly coronavirus.
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