Explore common health myths and home remedies in this 26-minute video from the American Society for Microbiology. Delve into scientific explanations for popular beliefs such as sweating out a fever, gargling salt water for sore throats, and the risks of infections from public spaces. Investigate the truth behind food-related myths, including salad dressing expiration dates and the health benefits of mushroom coffee. Learn about unconventional treatments like using garlic for sinus issues, turmeric for colds, and honey for wound healing. Examine the validity of folk remedies involving onions in socks, dandelion milk for warts, and nail polish for ringworm. Discover the facts about cold weather and illness, urine sterility, and treating stings from marine creatures. Gain insights into various microbial myths and their scientific basis, helping you separate fact from fiction in common health beliefs.
Microbial Myths: Debunking Common Health and Hygiene Misconceptions - Part 4
American Society for Microbiology via YouTube
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Can you sweat out of fever?
Diet for fighting illness
Can gargling with salt water, cure a sore throat?
Can you get an infection from a toilet seat?
Can you get an infection from gym equipment?
Does wearing the shoes inside, spread illness?
Can you keep salad dressing longer than the expired date?
Is mushroom coffee healthier than regular coffee?
Will Cordyceps fungus cause the next apocalypse?
Can garlic in your nose to clear your sinuses?
Can Turmeric treat a cold of flu?
Can honey heal wounds faster?
Should you cover a wound or let it dry out?
Keep people with measles in a dark room
Rubbing rum on your chest to ease congestion
Sleeping with onions in your socks to clear a cold
Apply honey or vinegar to a bee/wasp sting
Dandelion milk can cure warts?
Will nail polish on ringworm suffocate the fungus?
Instant coffee and water applied to a cold sore to kill a wart
Cold weather makes you sick
Is urine is sterile and can you drink it?
Hot water on a stingray sting or vinegar on jellyfish bite
An apple a day keeps the doctor away?
Taught by
American Society for Microbiology
