{"id":85552,"date":"2020-05-13T04:28:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T22:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=15419"},"modified":"2020-05-13T04:28:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T22:58:03","slug":"explained-can-ultraviolet-light-help-detect-kill-the-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/explained-can-ultraviolet-light-help-detect-kill-the-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Explained: Can ultraviolet light help detect, kill the coronavirus?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Scientists are studying the use of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) to detect the virus in public places and disinfect contaminated public spaces to stop the transmission of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation(UVGI) replicates UV wavelengths and uses its destructive properties to target pathogens.<\/li><li>It disinfects contaminated spaces, air and water and helps in preventing certain infectious diseases from spreading.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ultraviolet Light:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is a component of the electromagnetic spectrum that falls in the region between visible light and X-Rays.<\/li><li>The UV light from the sun has shorter wavelengths than visible light and, therefore, is not visible to the naked eye.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Types of UV Light:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There are three types of UV radiation that are classified according to their wavelength.They differ in their biological activity and the extent to which they can penetrate the skin.\u00a0<\/li><li>The shorter the wavelength, the more harmful the UV radiation.However, shorter wavelength UV radiation is less able to penetrate the skin.<ul><li><strong>UV-A: <\/strong>It has a long-wavelength.It accounts for approximately 95% of the UV radiation reaching the Earth&#8217;s surface.It penetrates into the deeper layers of the skin and is responsible for the immediate tanning and skin cancer.<\/li><li><strong>UV-B: <\/strong>It has a<strong> <\/strong>medium wavelength.It is biologically active but cannot penetrate beyond the superficial skin layers.It is responsible for delayed tanning, burning and skin cancer.Most solar UVB is filtered by the atmosphere.<\/li><li><strong>UV-C<\/strong>: It has a short wavelength and is most harmful.However,it is completely absorbed by the Earth\u2019s atmosphere and does not reach the Earth\u2019s surface.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/i4viJTh3ZP5uoSbnL_CZ1YQ-H_0qdyu3hyyNAZcxsPz7a-sauQtsGaUrt8O6LX__dHNaWQ5zxgxvZQBaC5EkNIX7z19X8O2YtWeUknpX-TRQRpgh_62ZexyoJGfsA7xBTVSMlmVT\" width=\"436\" height=\"252\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:Scientists are studying the use of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) to detect the virus in public places and disinfect contaminated public spaces to stop the transmission of the virus. Facts: Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation(UVGI) replicates UV wavelengths and uses its destructive properties to target pathogens. 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