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Antiviral chewing gum to reduce influenza and herpes simplex virus transmission

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180 points gnabgib | 1 comments | 09 Apr 25 19:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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djrj477dhsnv ◴[10 Apr 25 01:06 UTC] No.43639647[source]▶
I'm surprised there aren't any commercialized products considering its efficacy and simple origin.

I also wonder if there is any way it could be modified to protect more of the body besides just saliva.

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intrasight ◴[10 Apr 25 03:41 UTC] No.43640402[source]▶
> there aren't any commercialized product

Isn't this relatively new research?

> protect more of the body

There's only one part of my body that chews gum ;)

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1. worthless-trash ◴[10 Apr 25 13:20 UTC] No.43643511[source]▶
This sounds like the words of someone who has tried others.