Japanese scientists cured mice of influenza with the help of alcohol.

They infected mice with influenza, and then forced the rodents to breathe alcohol vapors. The virus stopped reproducing after 10 minutes. For its successful inactivation, vapors with an ethanol concentration of 20% were needed. It is not dangerous for the cells of the body. Scientists believe that ethanol inhalations can become a universal and affordable treatment for respiratory diseases, as they should fight any viruses in a protein shell. Including the covid-causing SARS-CoV-2.