Microwaves & Viruses

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Synopsis

It seems that low energy, low frequency microwaves enhance the growth of microorganisms while high energy, high frequency microwaves destroy the microorganisms.

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Microwaves are non-ionizing electromagnetic waves between 0.3 and 300 GHz, and both people and the microorganisms that live on them absorb significant doses of them in everyday life. A 2014 review of the MEDLINE literature found that the effect on microbial cultures runs in both directions: at low energies and low frequencies the radiation appears to encourage microbial growth, while at high energies and high frequencies it kills the organisms outright. The paper's abstract and conclusion are reproduced below, alongside Dr Barrie Trower's talk on the health hazards of 5G.

The paper

Slobodan Janković, Milorad Milošev and Milan Novaković (Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac) — The Effects of Microwave Radiation on Microbial Cultures. Hospital Pharmacology — International Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014; 1(2):102–108 (ISSN 2334-9492).

Journal header of the education article 'The Effects of Microwave Radiation on Microbial Cultures' by Jankovic, Milosev and Novakovic, Hospital Pharmacology 2014;1(2):102-108 — Header of the 2014 Hospital Pharmacology education article reviewing how microwave frequency and absorbed energy affect the growth of microorganisms

Full text: The effects of microwave radiation on microbial cultures — ResearchGate

Abstract

Microwaves are non-ionizing electromagnetic waves with frequencies between 0.3 and 300 GHz. Both humans and microorganisms living on the human body are exposed to significant doses of microwave radiation in everyday life. Whether and how microwave radiation could influence the viability and growth of microorganisms is the subject of this educational paper. Studies on the effects of microwaves on the growth of microbial cultures were searched for in biomedical journals indexed in MEDLINE from 1966 to 2012. The published studies showed that microwaves produce significant effects on the growth of microbial cultures, which vary from the killing of microorganisms to enhancement of their growth. The nature and extent of the effect depend on the frequency of microwaves and the total energy absorbed by the microorganisms. Low energy, low frequency microwaves enhance the growth of microorganisms, whereas high energy, high frequency microwaves destroy the microorganisms. However, neither the effects of a wide spectrum of frequencies nor the effects of a wide range of absorbed energies have been investigated. Considering the potentially deleterious influence of microwaves on the symbiotic balance between microorganisms and the human host, further research on the effects of the complete frequency and energy spectra of microwave radiation on the growth of microorganisms is necessary.

Conclusion

Many studies show that microwave radiation can have significant effects on the growth of microbial cultures, which can vary from killing of microorganisms to enhancement of their growth. The nature and extent of the effects depend on the microwave frequency and the total energy absorbed by the microorganisms. It seems that low energy, low frequency microwaves enhance the growth of microorganisms, while high energy, high frequency microwaves destroy the microorganisms. However, neither the effects of a wide spectrum of frequencies nor the effects of a wide range of absorbed energies were investigated. Considering the potentially deleterious influence of microwaves on the symbiotic balance between microorganisms and the human host, there is a high demand for further research on the effects of the complete frequency and energy spectra of microwave radiation on the growth of microorganisms.