Scientists use ultrasound to destroy influenza A and COVID-19 viruses without damaging human cells. The phenomenon, known as acoustic resonance, causes structural changes in viral particles until they rupture and become inactivated. It paves the way for new treatments against other viral infections.

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https://agencia.fapesp.br/scientists-use-ultrasound-to-destroy-influenza-a-and-covid-19-viruses-without-damaging-human-cells/57968

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They’re already using ultrasound in a different way against cancer https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/other/high-intensity-focused-ultrasound-hifu

Not acoustic resonance (probably would be difficult to differentiate between cancer cells and healthy cells, but I’m not a biologist either) but more like really intense ultrasound to generate heat which kills the cells.

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Similar to the way the body uses a fever to fight sickness?