Recently, the US President was mercilessly
chided for musing that it would be nice
to have ultraviolet light taken inside the body to assist in battling the
Covid-19 Corona Virus. In fact, some Doctor’s went on MSNBC stating,
“UV light could be very harmful to people and
it was not safe to air unbalanced medical debates on primetime. It was “a pack
of nonsense” and “really distressing” to hear, he said.”
Well, as much as we appreciate a Doctor’s
opinion, we do believe a little research in his part may have saved him a
little face. Then again, perhaps he just
was not familiar with the discipline.
Nevertheless, his “pack of nonsense”
won’t age well, for already, a pharmaceutical
firm Aytu BioScience announced
on April 20, four days before the Trump remarks, that it has signed an
exclusive licensing deal with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los
Angeles. The center has developed and is testing a UV-A “Healight” designed
to be inserted via a catheter inside the trachea to kill pathogens, including
the coronavirus.
In addition, if that wasn’t enough…
YouTube has censored the tech video,
Not to be outdone, Twitter went so far as to actually suspend @BioScienceAytu for having the nerve to even have such a technology.
As for Technology, Let’s just Stay in our
Own Lanes…
We here at Wasabi Roll would like to take this
opportunity to update everyone on the overall medicinal purposes of UV light. Then perhaps, we can avoid, uninformed
opinions on the subject. After all, we
do enjoy politically motivated scoffing occasionally, but when you are doing it
at the expense of human lives, well… let us just say – when professing the merits of technology, best to stay in your own lane.
Ultraviolet,
or UV, light is commonly used by physicians to treat skin diseases. Cedars-Sinai says
UV-A phototherapy potentially could be employed in internal organs.
A Little Light on the Subject….
Perhaps we can shine the proverbial “light”
on a certain technology, i.e., ultraviolet light as an antimicrobial.
Now before the “say it isn’t so” political narratives
cry heresy, just know This has been around since 2004. In fact, it has been widely used technology
to process food making it safe from microbes, pathogens, contamination, and to
boot, it increases the shelf life of food.
Yup, For 16 Years!!!
Yes, believe it or not, UV light is used
for a large variety of applications in the food industry. With high-performance
UV light sources and equipment, water, air and surfaces can be reliably
disinfected, cleaned and treated. The use of chemicals can be reduced or even
avoided in an economical and environmentally friendly way.
On surfaces such as conveyor belts,
particularly in the meat and meat processing
areas, UV light can be used to
provide continuous decontamination in the form of a module designed to expose
the belt to UV as it passes. The module is completely watertight and can be incorporated
into CIP best practices. The intense germicidal action of UV light acts on
microorganisms on the belt surface, rendering them inactive. This treatment can
reduce the number of complete washdowns required during processing, thereby
saving resources such as water and energy costs.
In
baking, mold spores in the processing environment contribute to significant
wastage, reducing shelf life and costing money. In most cases, the installation
of a UV tunnel over the production line can provide an effective solution.
In
addition, pre-packaged fresh vegetables and fruits can be treated and the
packaging exposed to UV light to decrease the incidence of spoiling.
Now
We Need to Science this Up…
UV light has been shown to be effective
on most bacterial microorganisms, as well as viruses and molds. Ultraviolet
light at wavelengths of 254 nm destroys the DNA of all microorganisms so
viruses, bacteria, yeasts and fungi are disabled in seconds.
For a whole series of
microorganisms, the lethal dose of UV radiation is known. This is the dose after which the cells can no
longer maintain their metabolism and can also no longer multiply. With cell
structure, the lethal dose for different pathogens varies. Consequently,
bacteria such as Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli, which have a comparatively thin cell wall and can thus only slightly block the UV radiation, are extremely vulnerable and are very easily destroyed.
On the other hand, mold spores protect themselves against UV radiation with a thick cell wall, which can even be pigmented. To kill these, a UV dose which is 10 to 100 times higher than that required for bacteria is needed.
On the other hand, mold spores protect themselves against UV radiation with a thick cell wall, which can even be pigmented. To kill these, a UV dose which is 10 to 100 times higher than that required for bacteria is needed.
So how does this help
battle Covid-19?
Recently, a casual
mentioning by the President of the United states musing about perhaps a way of
bringing UV light inside the body would be helpful. However, without researching this technology,
an entire bastion of media narrative minions pounced scoffing at such an idea.
In addition, an abstract led by the team at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was published in the United European Gastroenterology Journal, October 2019, titled “Internally Applied Ultraviolet Light as a Novel Approach for Effective and Safe Anti-Microbial Treatment.” Here, the authors show that UVA light exhibits significant in vitro bactericidal effects in an array of clinically important bacteria. Additionally, this is the first study using intracolonic UVA application, which reports that UVA exposure is not associated with endoscopic or histologic injury. These findings suggest that UVA therapy can potentially provide a safe and effective novel approach to antimicrobial treatment via phototherapy on internal organs.
* This has not been reviewed
by the FDA. This device, or concept of this device is currently not
indicated for use in the treatment of COVID-19.
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more information, contact Rick at rwricker@gmail.co
- https://irdirect.net/prviewer/release/id/4294930
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-experimental-ultraviolet-light-treatment-for-covid-19-takes-political-heat-11588005938
So “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;”
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About Rick Ricker
An IT professional with over 23 years' experience in Information Security, wireless broadband, network and Infrastructure design, development, and support.
For more information, contact Rick at rwricker@gmail.com
more information, contact Rick at rwricker@gmail.co
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