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re: Does whiskey kill Covid?
Posted on 11/26/20 at 8:22 pm to TulaneLSU
Posted on 11/26/20 at 8:22 pm to TulaneLSU
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Alcohol consumption is a major factor in alcoholics having an extremely high rate of developing pneumonia.
True but not because of the dampened immune response. Heavy alcohol consumption impairs the gag reflex so many alcoholics reflux and aspirate gastric and salivary contents into their lungs, causing an aspiration pneumonia
This post was edited on 11/26/20 at 8:24 pm
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Posted on 11/26/20 at 9:09 pm to MrWalkingMan
Friend,
There are several ways, including causing aspiration, that alcohol puts people at risk of pneumonia. Below are several:
1. Reduces cough reflex
2. Reduces the protective function of cilia to whisk away antigen
3. Reduces alveolar macrophage and cytokine function
4. Increase oxidative stress
5. Increased permeability of the cells that line the lungs, leading to higher risk of significant cell damage during infections.
In short, alcohol significantly increases your risk of developing pneumonia. It may seem funny to joke about, but sadly some people here will read this thread and their takeaway will be that they should drink alcohol or perhaps they will do so defiantly as a show of machismo foolishness. Don’t be led astray, my friends. Say no the the world’s most deadly drug, alcohol, the destroyer of communities, families, and individuals.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
There are several ways, including causing aspiration, that alcohol puts people at risk of pneumonia. Below are several:
1. Reduces cough reflex
2. Reduces the protective function of cilia to whisk away antigen
3. Reduces alveolar macrophage and cytokine function
4. Increase oxidative stress
5. Increased permeability of the cells that line the lungs, leading to higher risk of significant cell damage during infections.
In short, alcohol significantly increases your risk of developing pneumonia. It may seem funny to joke about, but sadly some people here will read this thread and their takeaway will be that they should drink alcohol or perhaps they will do so defiantly as a show of machismo foolishness. Don’t be led astray, my friends. Say no the the world’s most deadly drug, alcohol, the destroyer of communities, families, and individuals.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
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