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Debunking 10 Coronavirus Myths ft. Dr. Seema Yasmin | Cause + Control | WIRED

Epidemic expert Dr. Seema Yasmin helps debunk some common medical myths surrounding Covid-19. Will drinking water flush the virus out? Can you take ibuprofen? Will garlic prevent infection? Can you hold your breath to test if you have coronavirus? #stayhome and learn #withme Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon…

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Epidemic expert Dr. Seema Yasmin helps debunk some common medical myths surrounding Covid-19. Will drinking water flush the virus out? Can you take ibuprofen? Will garlic prevent infection? Can you hold your breath to test if you have coronavirus?

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47 Comments

  1. Coleen Parsons

    April 23, 2020 at 5:51 am

    20 days later and there is still no widespread or plan for testing.

  2. Edward Alexander

    April 23, 2020 at 2:18 pm

    For the poor souls (all 313 at 23 April 2020) 8:32 take a tumble to yourselves and don’t be so trumpian.

  3. Maaifoedie De La Rey

    April 23, 2020 at 3:08 pm

    Ma’am, stop referencing the quacks at the WHO, you’ll lose all credibility !

  4. hockeyhacker97

    April 23, 2020 at 9:41 pm

    1:48…That’s hilarious, I guess that means I must have had CoVid-19 since about the age of 3 back in the 80s seeing as I can not hold my breath at all and have never been able to.

  5. Monica Boswell

    April 23, 2020 at 10:20 pm

    Pretty sure she’s wrong about ibuprofen and nsaids. That reported by many countries dr’s. I’d rather be on the safe side and avoid it. No down side if tylenol works.

  6. Buck Rogers

    April 24, 2020 at 12:41 am

    You need to debunk those conspiracy theorists like David Icke, Dr. Shiva, and Dr. Rashid Buttar.

  7. TheFlyingKiwi

    April 24, 2020 at 3:36 am

    I just can’t stop staring at her impossibly unnatural perfect white teeth…. what did she say?

  8. Coops

    April 24, 2020 at 9:10 am

    Screw the Corona virus, how the heck do you get white and shiny teeth like her’s? xD

  9. New Yorker

    April 26, 2020 at 12:33 am

    I think she’s wearing dentures.

  10. Paul O'Neal

    April 26, 2020 at 4:46 pm

    Masking the symptoms doesn’t treat the disease…

  11. Joshua Espinales

    April 26, 2020 at 9:36 pm

    I never understood why young people were presented as immune. Many young Americans have underlying health complications, live unhealthy lifestyles, and lack healthcare coverage. Worse, most are completely unaware of their current health status. Those odds are not favorable against COVID-19, regardless of age.

  12. Johnny Hicks

    April 26, 2020 at 10:34 pm

    What about statins?

  13. Martha Aguiar

    April 27, 2020 at 12:12 am

    I believe in garlic!! Who cares what the WHO says about it! They are not trustworthy anymore 🙄🤨

  14. ttrev007

    April 27, 2020 at 1:01 am

    0-54 years old is an very large group. I would like to know what the percentage is between 0-20 years old. I am feeling like someone is not being honest with me.

  15. Marlon Pm

    April 27, 2020 at 1:07 am

    So what you want to say lady…?

    Dont loose the people curing faith, because we need that.

    You just an idiot who scare the people, and not helping.

    Skip this YT Dude. She just an idiot with no sense.

    You have no evidance in all you mentioned on this YT.

  16. AvangionQ

    April 27, 2020 at 1:48 am

    … but wait, there’s [27] more …

  17. Art Noll

    April 27, 2020 at 3:38 am

    Lovely lovely lovely doesn’t matter how bad the news is; it’s lovely when dr seema yasmin tells it

  18. Vincent Martinez

    April 27, 2020 at 3:41 am

    Ms. Yasmen is very attractive

  19. Joseph Aliotta

    April 27, 2020 at 7:07 am

    Have you personally done test and research to see if it actually a virus 👎🏻

  20. Nathan Rawlins

    April 27, 2020 at 9:00 am

    The WHO also said covid-19 can’t be spread human to human so..

  21. Sulyeman Mehmet

    April 28, 2020 at 1:56 am

    Garlic builds up the immune system and is the number one go to that I’ve used over 40 years to knick virus’ in the butt. It works!!

  22. Sulyeman Mehmet

    April 28, 2020 at 1:58 am

    Anyone, regardless of age, with a comprised immune system will get sick with COVID. It’s that simple Dr.!!

  23. Sophia H

    April 28, 2020 at 5:13 am

    I don’t believe anything WHO says anymore

  24. js100serch

    April 28, 2020 at 8:36 pm

    Why are these youtube doctors so busy doing videos?, shouldn’t they be in the hospitals fighting the virus?.

  25. mkflanagan1

    April 28, 2020 at 11:40 pm

    Great job! Very, very helpful!

  26. meeravali nawab

    April 29, 2020 at 9:20 am

    Her teeth are brighter than my future

  27. Shaheen A

    April 29, 2020 at 12:52 pm

    as children we pick up bacteria fungus virus all kinds this is what builds our immune system other wise we would lock babies up untill they would be older my question is if we are in doors all the time washing our hands like germaphobes with no real sunlight or expose ing our selfs to bacteria and fugus germs then are we not making our immune system weaker and i tell you what is working nicotine look it up

  28. Johnnie Rogue

    April 30, 2020 at 9:37 am

    she sounds like lara croft

  29. Chris Lapp

    April 30, 2020 at 5:54 pm

    Hey doc, in the US, if you buy enuf toilet paper, it will combat Covid 19!!

  30. jon kip

    April 30, 2020 at 7:59 pm

    thanks, Seema….

  31. Tyler McIntosh

    May 1, 2020 at 7:43 pm

    Okay you are what I diagnosed as an idiot… you have no idea what you’re talking and have no study of understanding. You are a simp!

  32. John Grear

    May 2, 2020 at 2:50 am

    Isn’t the reason for not taking ibuprofen is that it’s an antipyretic? During a fever, your immune system raises your temperature to make it more uncomfortable for the virus and therefore make it easier to kill. If you take something which lowers your temperature, like ibuprofen or paracetamol, then your immune system is going to have a harder time handling the infection. This makes perfect sense to me and therefore I won’t be taking these drugs if I get infected.

  33. Gablesman888

    May 2, 2020 at 1:45 pm

    If this fine lady were my doctor I know I would be tempted to become a hypochondriac.

  34. Michael skoufatos

    May 2, 2020 at 9:36 pm

    What is the actual death rate for COVID19? Also can people with pre existing conditions survive? Thanks

  35. David Madigan

    May 3, 2020 at 11:21 am

    I apologize for this ultra crude remark………..I BET that she tastes DELICIOUS…

  36. Andy Holland

    May 3, 2020 at 7:05 pm

    Zinc is antiviral over a wide range of viruses – well known over 40 years and was lab tested against SARS-1 in vitro – and certain antibiotics like HCQ are Zinc ionophores (ushers zinc into cell cytoplasm where it can stop viral RdRP), and Quinine based drugs illicit an enzyme response as well. “Proving” takes time and money, but global data indicates dramatic improvement in real mortality [death/(death+recovery)] in nations and practices that used a Zinc HCQ and Chloroquine protocol early.

    In the US, the politics of the drug has become ugly and it was only given to the sickest patients with Z-paks which is a risky thing with Quinine derived drugs.

  37. John Kellett

    May 4, 2020 at 12:21 pm

    My question for you Dr. is simply this…..How do we deal with asymptomatic individuals. They are not showing signs, they are not ill in anyway, yet they walk the streets undetected and will spread the virus…..How does the medical community control this or at least contain this…..

  38. kidd72bc

    May 4, 2020 at 2:21 pm

    im not so sure the WHO can be trusted for truth

  39. Francisco Vargas

    May 6, 2020 at 11:42 am

    You getting pay under the table …garlic ginger water salt .. eucalip vapor ..bicarbonate de sodium .. neutralize the virus …. and ever the mms or dióxido de sodio destroy the the virus….. bruta estúpida you are in the side of those drugs fármacos …. inbuprofen help because contain anti inflammatory … covi 19 inflamed the bronchioles and lungs .. what you say it’s not clear yet … estúpida…. misinforming people

  40. Not Quite Right

    May 6, 2020 at 11:46 am

    Two statements stand out in this.
    1. This is a new virus and we don’t know much about it.
    2. All these are myths and absolutely false.

    Yes, most of these myths are silly but those two statements are actually contradictory. She actually states ‘there is no proof’ several times which is far different that ‘proven false’.

  41. Ed Salinas

    May 8, 2020 at 1:21 pm

    I’ve heard people try to spread myths in the past, but never this many.  And weird!

  42. Chona Ladera

    May 8, 2020 at 1:33 pm

    Garlic has antibactetial and antiviral properties. One has to take it regularly for it to combat disease like virus because it helps boost the immune system.

  43. Rafal Zejmo

    May 8, 2020 at 3:14 pm

    daylight – uv does kill it 😉 !!!

  44. Nata fortlauderdale

    May 9, 2020 at 12:10 am

    You are too fast to talk dear. Please talk slowly not that fast

  45. Michelle D

    May 10, 2020 at 1:55 pm

    I don’t know how you keep a straight face sometimes. The blow dryer thing omg. Plus Trumps injection thing hasn’t helped anybody.

  46. Robert Marcone

    May 10, 2020 at 9:16 pm

    Amazing Video, Thanks a million Doc

  47. Mark Yehuda

    May 11, 2020 at 4:15 am

    Ibuprofen Time Stamp: 06:35

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