The virus of cold can reach the embryonic cells through the umbilical cord. This can affect pregnant women as well as their unborn children. This has been claimed in a new study. Researchers from the Tulane University of America were also involved in this research. Researchers said, 'The umbilical cord is a part of the body that develops in the uterus during pregnancy. It acts as a gatekeeper for the unborn child. That is, it protects them from bacteria and viruses and also provides essential nutrition to the fetus through the mother.
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A study published in a journal called PLOS One has stated that this protection cycle of the fetus is not impenetrable because the virus of zika easily penetrates this cycle. Giovanni Pedimonte, a researcher at Tulane University and co-author of this study, said, "This study has first discovered how a common cold virus can infect a human's umbilical cord." Piedmontese said, 'This study is in accordance with our theory. When a woman is infected with a cold during pregnancy, the virus can spread to the fetus and spread to the lungs of the child before birth.
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During the study of the umbilical cord, the researchers isolated the three major cells found in it, cytotrophoblast, stroma fibroblasts, and Hofbauer to detect the virus responsible for the cold, which causes the common cold. The researchers said, "Cytotropoblast cells were able to withstand a cold infection to an extent, while also susceptible to the other two dangerous infections." During the investigation of the cells, the researchers found that Hoffbauer cells had survived the infection, but the virus was definitely seen on the membranes of its walls. These cells go to the umbilical cord and viruses sticking to its walls can reach the fetus and infect it.
