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We all know in swimming pools- Copper ionization kills viruses and bacteria, including black algae because, unlike chlorine, copper ionization does not cause skin, hair or eye problems.
Hospitals in Europe and a few in the USA have found that copper surfaces are more potent in killing some germs and viruses than Clorox or other accepted chemical cleansing agents.
Tests by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and others show copper kills cold and flu viruses plus dangerous germs like MRSA. The EPA now urges hospitals to install copper “touch surfaces”, like doorknobs, faucets, and bed rails. Several hospitals have tried copper in hospital rooms with good results. Infections caught by patients dropped by half.
scientists say copper kills over 100 different disease germs, some deadly.
Egyptian and Babylonian soldiers put the shavings from their bronze swords (made from copper and tin) into their open
We have known about coppers antimicrobial properties for centuries. Exposure to copper would have been an early version of constantly sanitizing one's hands.
Copper was used to sterilize chest wounds and drinking water according to one of the oldest-known books, the Smith Papyrus, written between 2600 and 2200 B.C. Egyptian and Babylonian soldiers put the shavings from their bronze swords (made from copper and tin) into their open wounds to reduce infections.
Copper has been shown to kill a long list of microbes, including norovirus, MRSA, a staph bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotics, virulent strains of E. coli that cause food-borne illness, and coronaviruses—possibly including the novel strain currently causing the COVID-19 pandemic.
1832, 1849, and 1852: 200 employees working in copper smelter in Paris' along with the 400 to 500 copper workers on the same street were all spared from cholera outbreaks that hit the city
1854 to 1855 cholera epidemic: no deaths could be found of jewellers, goldsmiths, or boilermakers—all those who worked with copper. Army musicians who played brass instruments (brass is partly copper) were also protected.
1865 Paris epidemic: 3.7 people out of every 1,000 died;of those who worked in different copper industries, only an average of around 0.5 per 1,000.
In New York City’s Grand Central Station, the copper handrails on the grand staircase are anti-microbial.
Copper has SOME antimicrobial properties but it is not more effective than bleach in killing viruses...
Even if it were, what exactly would be the practical application of this knowledge?? We walk around in copper armor?
"The scientists found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detectable in aerosols for up to three hours, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel" https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news...hours-surfaces
So no, copper doesn't instantly kill Covid 19
If you are holding onto the copper handrails at Grand Central Station you can most certainly pick up the virus for up to 4 hours after it was shed there....
This is the reason copper is infused in knee bands, elbow bands, etc such as in Tommy Copper brands. The bands do nothing more for your muscles than the ones without copper, but you don't have to launder them as often, because the bacteria from your skin and sweat does not build up and start stinking.
Copper has SOME antimicrobial properties but it is not more effective than bleach in killing viruses...
Even if it were, what exactly would be the practical application of this knowledge?? We walk around in copper armor?
"The scientists found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detectable in aerosols for up to three hours, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel" https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news...hours-surfaces
So no, copper doesn't instantly kill Covid 19
If you are holding onto the copper handrails at Grand Central Station you can most certainly pick up the virus for up to 4 hours after it was shed there....
those copper bracelets finally have some application in real life
US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health
Bacteria, yeasts, and viruses are rapidly killed on metallic copper surfaces, and the term “contact killing” has been coined for this process. While the phenomenon was already known in ancient times, it is currently receiving renewed attention. This is due to the potential use of copper as an antibacterial material in health care settings. The antimicrobial activity of copper and copper alloys is now well established, and copper has recently been registered at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the first solid antimicrobial material.
The use of copper as an antimicrobial agent continued until the advent of commercially available antibiotics in 1932. The spread of antibiotic resistance through selective pressure began and today has made antibiotic-resistant bacteria ubiquitous in hospitals, nursing homes, food processing plants, and animal breeding facilities. This has raised the need for different approaches to keep pathogenic microorganisms at bay. One such alternative is the use of copper surfaces in hygiene-sensitive areas. While this approach is not novel (7), it had lost importance and acceptance in the last few decades.
US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health
Bacteria, yeasts, and viruses are rapidly killed on metallic copper surfaces, and the term “contact killing” has been coined for this process. While the phenomenon was already known in ancient times, it is currently receiving renewed attention. This is due to the potential use of copper as an antibacterial material in health care settings. The antimicrobial activity of copper and copper alloys is now well established, and copper has recently been registered at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the first solid antimicrobial material.
The use of copper as an antimicrobial agent continued until the advent of commercially available antibiotics in 1932. The spread of antibiotic resistance through selective pressure began and today has made antibiotic-resistant bacteria ubiquitous in hospitals, nursing homes, food processing plants, and animal breeding facilities. This has raised the need for different approaches to keep pathogenic microorganisms at bay. One such alternative is the use of copper surfaces in hygiene-sensitive areas. While this approach is not novel (7), it had lost importance and acceptance in the last few decades.
Yes, back in 2011, before the virus known as COVID-19 existed, this was so, as the article (written in 2011) states.
However, COVID-19 has already been proven to last up to several HOURS on copper. In addition, copper is not useful for PEOPLE - it is useful for SURFACES. You can't inject copper into your veins and expect the copper to kill the virus running through your bloodstream. You can't funnel copper emulsion into your lungs and expect it to kill the infection building up in your lungs.
The articles were simply what several of us found interesting about copper and viruses
The virus is pretty stable on [materials] like plastic and steel – they can persist for a few days. So it’s very possible that someone who’s sick will deposit the virus on to the surface and then somebody else will touch it and touch their face. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...ages-groceries
Coronavirus can exist on:
Stainless steel objects -two to three days.
Plastic objects- two to three days.
Cardboard - up to 24 hours.
Copper -about four hours "Copper has been used for years," ..."Copper ions have been used as disinfectants, they're an effective virucide. It's one of the reasons why old doorknobs were made of brass." Hospitals are increasing copper use in patient settings, including rails on hospital beds and other shared items.
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Egyptian and Babylonian soldiers put the shavings from their bronze swords (made from copper and tin) into their open
