Rospotrebnadzor has denied information about tangerines infected with the flu virus

In social networks in the last days of the viral spread information that Mandarins from China can be very dangerous for children.since their big party, brought to Russia, infected with influenza virus that does not have a vaccine.

Rospotrebnadzor could not fail to respond to the questions of frightened parents, and today the department is officially denied this information, stating that mothers and fathers can safely give tangerines to their children, because there is no virus in them and there can not be.

The flu virus can only be transmitted from person to person. He cannot exist inside fruits or vegetables - his genome will not allow him this in principle.

Influenza virus is transmitted only by airborne droplets. Sources of information that have spread such a "nonsense" in Rospotrebnadzor called dubious, and expressed confidence that the cases of such mailings in instant messengers and social networks should be punished under criminal law.

The specialists of the department reminded that recently only one epidemic has been raging in Russia - the fake news epidemic. Last year, parents of the country received the following messages:

• about dead children found without kidneys;
• about the addition to the pension;
• about needles from syringes with the HIV virus, with which children are pricked in transport;
• about maniacs who are on duty at schools in almost every city in the country.

It is difficult to say for whom and why it is necessary to create a panic, mislead people, sow doubts. In Rospotrebnadzor recommended check such information. To do this, you can call the territorial administration of their departments, the police or social services.