Send Holding breath may increase the risk of getting COVID-19 infection, said researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras in a study that was published in the international journal Physics of Fluid.
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When they modelled breathing frequency in a laboratory to understand how the rate of flow of droplet with virus determines its deposition in the lungs, it was found that low breathing frequency rises the time of residence of the virus and thus increase chances of deposition and consequently the infection. Also, the multiscale lung structure has a significant effect on a personâs susceptibility to COVID-19.Â
Updated Jan 12, 2021 | 08:38 IST
The study was conducted to pave the way for developing better therapies and drugs for respiratory infections, including COVID-19. IIT Madras researchers find holding breath may increase risk of getting COVID-19 infection | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Chennai: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) have found that holding your breath may increase the risk of contracting COVID-19 infection. According to the researchers, the process of virus-laden droplets being transported into deep lung increases with decreasing breathing frequency.
The research team modelled the breathing frequency in a laboratory and found that low breathing frequency increases the time of residence of the virus and therefore it increases chances of deposition and consequently the infection. Also, the multiscale lung structure has a significant effect on a person’s susceptibility to COVID-19.
Holding the Breath, Low Breathing Rate May Up Risk of Covid-19, Says IIT Study
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New Delhi: Holding the breath and having low breathing rate can increase the chances of the novel coronavirus-laden droplets being deposited deep in the lungs, according to a study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Physics of Fluids, paves the way for developing better therapies and drugs for respiratory infections, including coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19).
The researchers noted that several infectious respiratory diseases like COVID-19, that threaten the human lives globally, transmit primarily through virus laden droplets. Dramatic respiratory events such as coughs and sneezes that yield a large quantity of droplets play a vital role in aiding such transmission, they said.
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Holding your breath could increase the risk of COVID-19, say researchers at IIT Madras
Holding your breath could increase the risk of COVID-19, say researchers at IIT Madras
IANS / Updated: Jan 11, 2021, 22:19 IST
IIT) Madras, have found that the
process of virus-laden droplets being transported into deep lung increases with decreasing
breathing frequency.
The team modelled the breathing frequency in a laboratory and found that low breathing frequency increases the time of residence of the virus and therefore, it increases chances of deposition and consequently the infection. Also, the multi-scale lung structure has a significant effect on a person s susceptibility to Covid-19.