Researchers detect Covid-19 in breast milk

[webfact]

Researchers detect Covid-19 in breast milk

By THE NATION

 

 

German researchers have found Covid-19 in human milk, Dr Thira Woratanarat, Chulalongkorn University’s professor of medicine, informed on his Facebook page.

 

The discovery was published in The Lancet journal this month, he said on Tuesday (May 26). The researchers, according to the journal, tested two women, who had given birth to babies, using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction procedure.

 

The virus was found in one mother on the ninth day of her infection, and in the other two days.

 

The researchers estimated that around 94,800 to 132,000 viruses are live in each cubic centimetre of breast milk, and found this mother’s infant infected by the virus as well. However, the researchers could not conclude whether the infant had contracted Covid-19 from its mother or from other sources.

 

Thira said that this research would lead to proper ways to treat those who are pregnant or had given birth to babies.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30388579

 

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[anterian]

Surely this is only to be expected. 

[JimGant]

Babies now have to wear masks?

[spiekerjozef]

Babies can't touch breasts anymore...

[canopus1969]

Good news for the little ones as they will be immune in the future

[phantomfiddler]

Oh Gawd, it,s gonna be in the air next ???? but I,ll go for the forementioned method every time ????

[tomazbodner]

2 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

Babies can't touch breasts anymore...

That must be bad news for many babies on this site...

[Thomas J]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

German researchers have found Covid-19 in human milk

Well that is certainly going to change my social distancing habits. 

[alant]

maybe this will result in greater immunity?

[LukKrueng]

First were had to stop kissing, then had to be careful of people farting near us, now set can't imitate eating babies. Where will they find that virus next?? I suggest they stop looking right now!!!

[Bender Rodriguez]

the human has 38 trillion virus in the body and about 100 trillion bacteria

 

live with it

 

or you want a vaccine for all of them ?