The chlorine dioxide controversy: A deadly poison or a cure for COVID-19?

M. B. Liester
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Abstract

Chlorine dioxide has been condemned as a dangerous poison and has been touted as a cure for COVID-19. This narrative review examines the controversy surrounding the use of aqueous chlorine dioxide by investigating evidence-based research articles, government documents, press reports, and the results of the first clinical trial utilizing chlorine dioxide as a treatment for COVID-19. Chlorine dioxide was found to be employed by numerous industries for antimicrobial and other uses. Aqueous chlorine dioxide was found to be safe when ingested in low doses, but when ingested in high doses, it can cause adverse hematologic and renal effects. Additionally, chlorine dioxide was found to be a strong and rapidly acting virucide with activity against a wide range of viruses. Results of the first clinical trial utilizing chlorine dioxide to treat COVID-19 are reviewed and this molecule is found to be a safe and effective treatment. A dispassionate review of the evidence-based research literature finds preliminary evidence supporting the opinion that aqueous chlorine dioxide may be a safe and effective treatment of COVID-19, and likely for other viral illnesses as well. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings and to explore potential uses of chlorine dioxide. Key words: SARS-CoV-2, virucide, biocide, antimicrobial, oxidant, disinfectant, bleach, food additive, sterilant.
二氧化氯之争:是致命的毒药还是治疗COVID-19的良药?
二氧化氯被认为是一种危险的毒药,并被吹捧为治疗COVID-19的药物。本文通过调查基于证据的研究文章、政府文件、新闻报道以及首次使用二氧化氯治疗COVID-19的临床试验的结果,对围绕使用含水二氧化氯的争议进行了叙述性审查。二氧化氯被发现被许多工业用于抗菌和其他用途。水二氧化氯被发现在低剂量摄入时是安全的,但当摄入高剂量时,它会引起不良的血液学和肾脏影响。此外,二氧化氯被发现是一种强效和快速作用的杀毒剂,对多种病毒都有活性。回顾了首次利用二氧化氯治疗COVID-19的临床试验结果,发现该分子是一种安全有效的治疗方法。对基于证据的研究文献进行冷静的审查后发现,初步证据支持这样的观点,即二氧化氯水溶液可能是一种安全有效的治疗COVID-19的方法,也可能用于其他病毒性疾病。需要进一步的研究来证实这些发现并探索二氧化氯的潜在用途。关键词:SARS-CoV-2,杀菌剂,杀菌剂,抗菌剂,氧化剂,消毒剂,漂白剂,食品添加剂,消毒剂
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