网上关于“新冠肺炎”的这些偏方都没用：牛尿治疗法、吃大蒜......

　　比新冠肺炎疫情更让人担心的是，社交网络上关于疫情以及预防病毒感染的谣言满天飞。不少人为此交了大笔“智商税”，还可能损害健康。

　　据悉，日本有谣传“花岗岩能防病毒”，导致日本网民疯抢花岗岩，而且是用来泡澡……

　　近日，印度还出现了针对新冠病毒的“牛尿治疗法”。

　　关于大蒜的各类奇怪偏方也在各国流传，称吃大蒜可以预防感染。

　　世界卫生组织用“信息疫情”(infodemic)一词形容由新冠肺炎疫情引发的社交媒体虚假信息，并呼吁人们警惕谣言和错误信息的传播。

　　一起来看看下面的各路虚假信息，谨防中招。

　　1. 吃大蒜

　　Lots of posts that recommend eating garlic to prevent infection are being shared on Facebook.

　　脸书的网友们分享了很多建议吃大蒜预防新冠病毒感染的帖子。

　　The WHO (World Health Organization) says that while it is "a healthy food that may have some antimicrobial properties", there's no evidence that eating garlic can protect people from the new coronavirus.

　　世界卫生组织称，尽管大蒜是一种“可能具有某些抗菌特性的健康食品”，但没有证据表明吃大蒜可以保护人们免受新冠病毒的感染。

　　antimicrobial [,æntɪmaɪ'krəʊbɪəl]：adj.杀菌的，抗菌的

　　In lots of cases, these kinds of remedies aren't harmful in themselves, as long as they aren't preventing you from following evidence-based medical advice. But they have the potential to be.

　　在很多情况下，只要不妨碍你遵循循证医学建议，这类疗法本身无害，但也有可能有害人体健康。

　　The South China Morning Post reported a story of a woman who had to receive hospital treatment for a severely inflamed throat after consuming 1.5kg of raw garlic.

　　据《南华早报》报道，一名女子在食用了1.5公斤生大蒜后，因喉咙严重发炎而入院治疗。

　　We know, in general, that eating fruit and vegetables and drinking water can be good for staying healthy. However, there is no evidence specific foods will help fight this particular virus.

　　我们知道，一般来说，吃果蔬和喝水有益健康。但没有证据表明某种食物可以帮助对抗新冠病毒。