Questions tagged [virus]
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms.
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Do surgical masks help prevent the spread of COVID-19 from infected members of the public?
One of the most politicised scientific issues of 2020 was the question about whether face-masks stop the spread of COVID-19.
Here are some specific examples:
Australian Department of Health (...
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Does raising your body's temperature help cure flu?
I was discussing with a team mate on how to cure the (common) flu virus. We had a disagreement about the body temperature effect.
Con: Some argued that it's better to lower temperature, as it is a ...
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Does female genital mutilation reduce the risk of a woman's partner getting HPV?
If you love your husband
Get yourself circumcised
Because the germs under your prepuce
Can reach his mouth when he pleasures your clitoris
And cause him oral cancer
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Did Fauci outsource gain-of-function research to China during a US moratorium?
A Times of Israel blog writes:
Back in October 2014, the US government had placed a federal moratorium on gain-of-function (GOF) research—altering natural pathogens to make them more deadly and ...
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Do L-lysine supplements help cold sore outbreaks?
Some people claim that dietary supplements of L-lysine (a type of lysine) help treat (but not cure) cold sores (Herpes labialis).
The idea that lysine might work against herpes has some ...
asked Jan 28 '16 at 10:45
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Is oxymetazoline an efficient runny nose treatment?
A proverb says:
"The treated cold lasts seven days and the untreated cold lasts a week".
A pharmaceutical company however claims in a PR article that its product containing Oxymetazoline ...
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Do cloth facemasks help prevent the spread of COVID-19 to healthy members of the public?
One of the most politicised scientific issues of 2020 was the question about whether face-masks stop the spread of COVID-19. I trust we can agree that this is notable without requiring specific ...
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Did the Stuxnet virus attack the International Space Station?
Over at Extreme Tech
Last year, news broke that a virus sabotaged the Iranian uranium enrichment program. It seemed all too convenient at the time — and as it turned out, the virus, Stuxnet, was ...
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Do cloth facemasks help prevent the spread of COVID-19 from infected members of the public?
One of the most politicised scientific issues of 2020 was the question about whether face-masks stop the spread of COVID-19. I trust we can agree that this is notable without requiring specific ...
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Do N95 respirators help prevent the spread of COVID-19 from infected health care workers?
One of the most politicised scientific issues of 2020 was the question about whether face-masks stop the spread of COVID-19. I trust we can agree that this is notable without requiring specific ...
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Do surgical masks help prevent the spread of COVID-19 to healthy members of the public?
One of the most politicised scientific issues of 2020 was the question about whether face-masks stop the spread of COVID-19. I trust we can agree that this is notable without requiring specific ...
