How do viruses disappear?
The course of the pandemic in the world shows that viruses will be an integral part of our lives from now on. The news that viruses will exist for a very long time in the coming time period, BBC News,
As you can see in the image above, “Coronavirus warning from the World Health Organization: The virus may never disappear like HIV!” gave with the title.
Now whether we want it or not, we have to admit that we must be prepared to live with pandemics and viruses for decades more. They will exist just as we exist.
In the spread of viruses, two main forms of transmission have been known until today. The first of these is contamination by contact with objects with viruses. The second is the infection droplets spread by sneezing or coughing. However, in recent days, experts have determined that there is a third route of infection that cannot be explained by droplet infection, spread by “micro metric particles” and called “micro droplet infection”.
During any sneezing or coughing, droplets of about 1 millimeter in diameter form at first and they quickly fall to the ground. Later, droplets smaller than 0.01 mm, that is, 10 micrometer radius, drift through the air. These are micro droplets. When people speak loudly, they produce many micro droplets that hang in the air. These micro droplets contain a large number of viruses. You generate these micro droplets when you speak out loud or exhale strongly. People around you breathe this air and the virus spreads.
Ozone gas is much more powerful than other disinfectant methods in neutralizing viruses and bacteria. Ozone breaks down the cell walls of micro-organisms. Ozone has a devastating effect on all known viruses, bacteria, fungi, yeasts and molds.
Ozone can be described as a chemical compound formed by the combination of 3 oxygen atoms. It has an impressive scent. It is colorless. It exists as oxygen atom, oxygen and ozone in the atmosphere. When the oxygen molecule, which consists of two oxygen atoms, specified as O2, is exposed to high voltage, it separates and combines with the oxygen molecule to form (O3) ozone, which is formed by 3 atoms. Ozone is formed by high electrical power caused by lightning in rainy weather and makes itself felt by emitting a fresh scent. Ozone gas surrounds the top of the atmosphere, filters the sun’s ultraviolet rays and sends them to the world. Ozone gas makes the sky appear blue.
The ozone layer is very important to life on earth.
It is not possible to store ozone as it dissolves again at room temperature and turns into oxygen. It must be produced where and when it is used. Since ozone gas is an unstable molecule, its oxidation power is very high.
Viruses are small, individual particles made up of crystals and macromolecules. Unlike bacteria, they reproduce only inside the host cell. Ozone penetrates the nucleic acid core through the protein coat, destroying viruses and damaging viral RNA. Ozone used in higher concentrations destroys the capsid or outer protein shell by oxidation.
Among the advanced technology measures to be applied against viruses that affect the whole world, the fastest, most accurate, environmentally friendly and most economical solution is ozone gas applications. Considering the characteristics of ozone such as being natural, not leaving chemical residues, and destroying the virus where it is, the engineering of ozone applications that destroy viruses and bacteria without harming health should be further developed and applied all over the world as soon as possible.
İlker KURAN
Alperen Ltd. Şti.