It's no secret that the same viral disease occurs in different ways in different people. Conduct large-scale research in this area decided to international group of scientists (USA-Finland) under the leadership of Ronald Turner of the University of Virginia.
nasal samples microflora at 152 x volunteers were harvested for the experiment. And after all of them infected with rhinovirus, exciting SARS.
The study was significantly revealed that microbial communities that live in the mucosa of the nose and constitute a microflora, really different for different people. Scientists have identified a 6-resistant types. And from that, what kind of combination has developed in the nose of the patient, the severity of the state depended on the latter.
For example, those patients on mucous which initially dominated staphylococci, suffering from the common cold is much stronger than others. They also had higher levels of viral load, that is, there were many more parts of the virus in donated blood samples and nasal mucus.
However, in an article published by Scientific Reports on the results of the experiment, Project Manager Dr. Turner said that on the issue for him personally, there are still many unclear. Thus, a clear link between the staphylococci in the nose and a bad cold still has not been revealed during the illness. It is possible that there are some hidden until the circumstances that have directly and to proliferation of certain bacteria to the mucosa (in this case just staphylococci), and severe reactions on SARS. For example, the role of genetic predisposition may play a man. Or specific environmental factors. Or something else.
In the described study also tested whether probiotics (specially selected range beneficial bacteria) influence the severity of the respiratory disease, as well as on the nasal and / or intestinal flora. It turned out - no. During the experiment, and after infection of the subjects were given daily liquid probiotics, however, neither the state of patients nor the composition of the microflora in the nose and abdomen, regular intake of these drugs has not had any exposure.
Ternet I noticed that in all my years of medical practice, he never said "miraculous" effect of probiotics on the intestinal condition. Therefore considers contrived conversations about improving the microbial composition of the intestines, as well as the general improvement under the influence of probiotics. Equally skeptical was the attitude of the eminent scholar to the idea of probiotics to spray in the nose spray for the prevention of SARS, as well as during the illness.
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