Thread by @MiningNS

#Covid-19 endures for days on plastic or metal but disintegrates soon after landing on #copper surfaces, thanks to copper's anti-microbial properties.
Read this thread for more re: how copper fights #covid.

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The 1st recorded use of #copper as an infection-killing agent comes from Smith's Papyrus, the oldest-known medical document in history. The information therein has been ascribed to an Egyptian doctor circa 1700 B.C. but is based on information that dates back as far as 3200 B.C.

Egyptians designated the ankh symbol, representing eternal life, to denote copper in hieroglyphs.

As far back as 1,600 B.C., the Chinese used copper coins as medication to treat heart and stomach pain as well as bladder diseases.
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The sea-faring Phoenicians inserted shavings from their bronze swords into battle wounds to prevent infection. For 1000s of years, women have known that their children didn't get diarrhea as frequently when they drank from #copper vessels.
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And #copper’s power lasts. Old railings at New York City’s Grand Central Terminal were studied a few years ago. "The copper is still working just like it did the day it was put in over 100 years ago. This stuff is durable and the anti-microbial effect doesn't go away."
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A two-year study published earlier this year compared beds in an intensive care unit with plastic surfaces and those with copper.
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Bed rails on the plastic surfaces exceeded the accepted risk standards in nearly 90% of the samples, while the rails on the #copper bed exceeded those standards on only 9%. "We again demonstrated in spades that copper can keep the built environment clean from microorganisms.”

Read the full story at smithsonianmag.com/science-nature…

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