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A comment on Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time Forgot”? (2018). Parent comment

Re:Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time For... by duxup on Friday April 24, 2020 @11:22AM (#22968942)
How feasible is it to just....take out all the blood, treat it, and return it?

Wouldn't there be some residual blood with a virus or whatever you want to stop?

Would that actually be easier to do?

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Re:Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time For... by koheripbal on Friday April 24, 2020 @12:38PM (#22970002)
The blood is typically not where the virus or bacteria are concentrated.

Also, "treating" the blood would also destroy red and white blood cells which we need to survive. ...not to mention the 10^6 other proteins, antibodies, and many unknown structures in the blood. ...things we'd be breaking that we don't even know what they do yet.

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Re:Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time For... by eternauta3k on Friday April 24, 2020 @11:33AM (#22969093)
It's not about sterilizing the blood.
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