Wildfire smoke may help virus spread, mouthwash helps curb it

Large wildfires may be linked to increases in COVID-19 cases and deaths in the San Francisco area, according to a paper in the European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences.Researchers found that between March and September, increases in smoke particles, other wildfire pollutants and carbon monoxide levels corresponded to increases in daily COVID-19 diagnoses and total COVID-19 deaths.While correlation does not necessarily mean causality, coauthor Sultan Ayoub Meo of King Saud Univers