correlational
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Strong Support
Scientists think that a certain virus gets turned off more by chloride (like in salt) than by sodium (another part of salt), meaning chloride might be the key ingredient stopping the virus.
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Evidence from Studies
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Effect of Several Inorganic Salts on Infectivity of Mengo Virus.∗
Cross-Sectional Study
Animal
The study looked at how salts affect a virus and found that chloride ions, not sodium ions, are what make the virus less active, which directly supports the claim.
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