Microwave Emissions and the Problem of Modern Viral Diseases

2022 · Harm · Insufficient evidence

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Publicationmanual · 2022

Study typereview

Reported directionHarm

Evidence ratingInsufficient

Abstract

Microwave Emissions and the Problem of Modern Viral Diseases S V Avakyan, L A Baranova. Microwave Emissions and the Problem of Modern Viral Diseases. Her Russ Acad Sci. 2022;92(2):177-187. doi: 10.1134/S1019331622020058. Abstract The results of a study on the mechanisms of the influence of an increased level of microwave radiation on the growth of infectious, primarily viral, diseases in the environment are presented. This is the radiation of the earth's ionosphere, which reached its maximum in the late 1980s-early 2000s, following an increase in the level of solar activity since the 17th century. Over the past 30 years, the anthropogenic electromagnetic background has increased 100 times due to the development of cellular mobile communications and computerization. The predicted interaction of natural and anthropogenic sources of microwaves sharply increases their negative impact on the ecological situation. Of particular concern is the active spread in recent years of the new 5G communication standard; in the future, it is the development of the most dangerous millimeter range in our country. Energy from the environment in the microwave range can cause "unexpected behavior" in the DNA of viruses. Clarifications to the recommendations of experts on the protection of the population with the help of electromagnetic shielding, obtained in the framework of supramolecular physics of the environment, are proposed. Excerpt The effect of a permanent increase in microwave fluxes from the environment on the activation of viral pandemics is considered. This is not only the radiation of the earth’s ionosphere but also the anthropogenic electromagnetic background, caused by an avalanche-like increase in microwave pollution of the habitat during the operation of mobile cellular telephony, household computer equipment, and digitalization systems. The predicted interaction of natural and anthropogenic sources of microwaves sharply increases their negative impact on the ecological situation. Therefore, efforts are needed to reduce drastically the amount of time spent using mobile phones and surfing the Internet among at-risk populations, including secondary school students. This wish of the authors is consistent with the concerns expressed recently by both teachers and parents of students, as well as with the opinion of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation. The proposed clarifications to the recommendations of experts on the protection of the population using electromagnetic shielding suggest the development of biophysical studies of the cumulative microwave impact both within heliobiology (at the present stage of the decline in the level of solar–geomagnetic activity) and taking into account the resonant mechanisms of increasing anthropogenic exposure at communication frequencies. Open access paper: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Study typereview

Effect directionharm

Populationgeneral population; mentions at-risk populations including secondary school students

Sample sizeNot supplied

Exposuremicrowave · past 30 years (contextual); permanent increase in environmental microwave fluxes (conceptual)

Evidence strengthInsufficientConfidence: 62% · Peer reviewed: unknown

Main findings

The article presents results on proposed mechanisms by which increased environmental microwave radiation (natural ionospheric and anthropogenic sources) may contribute to growth/activation of infectious (primarily viral) diseases and viral pandemics. It expresses concern about 5G (millimeter range) and proposes clarifications to population protection recommendations, including electromagnetic shielding and reducing time spent using mobile phones and the Internet among at-risk groups.

Outcomes measured

infectious diseases (primarily viral)
viral pandemics activation
DNA behavior in viruses (mechanistic claim)
ecological situation (environmental impact)

Limitations

No quantitative exposure metrics (frequency, SAR, dose) reported in the abstract
No study design details, methods, or sample size described in the abstract
Claims are largely mechanistic/predictive and framed as concerns/recommendations rather than clearly reported epidemiologic effect estimates

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DOI: 10.1134/s1019331622020058
PubMed: Not supplied

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