The flu virus spreading through the air can be killed off by special ultraviolet light lamps costing just £700 each, a new study suggests.
Continuous low doses of far ultraviolet C (far-UVC) light kills airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues, causing skin cancers or cataracts.
The findings could pave the way to installing the overhead lamps in hospitals, surgeries, schools and airports to help stop seasonal epidemics.
The results, led by Columbia University, come amid the worst flu outbreak in recent years in the US, with every state except rocked by the virus.
And the deadly outbreak has claimed the lives of more than 200 people in the UK, but appears to be slowing down as the end of season approaches.
Scientists, led by Professor David Brenner, conducted the new trial on the H1N1 virus - the same strain that killed 50 million in the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic.
But, in theory, far-UVC light could also kill the H3N2 strain, dubbed 'Aussie flu', which has sparked widespread fears of a similar pandemic this winter.
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9 comments:
been saying for years hospitals should be using these lights to kill germs in the air
3:52-Yeah but talking to yourself doesn't count.
"The results, led by Columbia University, come amid the worst flu outbreak in recent years in the US, with every state except rocked by the virus."
Every state except which one?
Hawaii
"...Every state except which one?"
Hawaii
5:07 PM ha ha ha I know. I wonder about the journalists who write these articles and what their level of education is.
Alaska
That simple, eh? Problem is how can the gov't benefit (palm greased) from this?
If, in fact, this is true; start using them everywhere needed.
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