Commuion on the Tongue Cannot Transmit the Coronavirus.
Commuion on the Tongue Cannot Transmit the Coronavirus
Communion on the tongue is no health risk, writes Dr Fabio Sansonna who works in an Italian COVID hospital. After discussing the subject with colleagues and studying the scientific literature, his group concluded, that Communion on the tongue cannot transmit the coronavirus, because the virus must be airborn in order to be able to infect. Sansonna points out, that transmission by contact has not been demonstrated so far.
Saliva Is Good Against the Coronavirus
Liquid saliva, even if it contains the virus, cannot infect, because the coronavirus needs to get in direct contact – through the air - with the mucous membranes of the nose, the pharynx, the larynx, the bronchi and the bronchioles. Unlike other viruses, it doesn’t pass through the lymphatic and the blood vessels, Sansonna explains. Further, saliva contains lysozyme, a natural disinfectant acting against viruses and is now …More