Submitted by preppythugg t3_z07rv1 in science
UniversalMomentum t1_ix5na40 wrote
I wonder if inhaled alcohol aerosols could be useful for fungal lung infections.
Gankiee t1_ix5txvg wrote
I doubt you'd have a strong enough alchohol aerosol to kill the fungi without damaging your lungs. Anti-fungal is so hard to do because our flesh and fungi are pretty similar. Anything that damages fungi damages us.
mechanicalsam t1_ix6r3ex wrote
If we could somehow get the bleach into the body. I'm not sure but I hear people are working on it
Murph-Dog t1_ix6vz6h wrote
Topicals:
Ketoconazole is our savior against fungi. I hear it can be given internally, but it's last ditch when everything else fails.
Chlorahexidine has become a hot commodity on the bacterial side. Iodine is on the way out, CHX is dope.
Procedure-Minimum t1_ix6nxoe wrote
Alcohols aren't that great at killing fungi
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