Fighting bacteria with their own weapons

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  • September 10, 2017 at 3:24 pm #74044
    nittany ram
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    Link: https://scienmag.com/bacterial-in-fighting-provides-new-treatment-for-hospital-infections/

    September 11, 2017 at 7:37 pm #74201
    Zooey
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    Hey, Mr. Bacteria.

    Tell me…what about these hand sanitizer things?

    I woulda thought…and admittedly art is more my line than science…that anti-bacterial this and that was essentially useless. Since I’d guess that the main thing to worry about is the common cold…which is caused by a virus rather than bacteria…that they don’t help anything.

    Paint me a picture.

    September 11, 2017 at 9:51 pm #74214
    nittany ram
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    Zooey wrote:

    Hey, Mr. Bacteria.

    Tell me…what about these hand sanitizer things?

    I woulda thought…and admittedly art is more my line than science…that anti-bacterial this and that was essentially useless. Since I’d guess that the main thing to worry about is the common cold…which is caused by a virus rather than bacteria…that they don’t help anything.

    Paint me a picture.

    Hand sanitizers like Purell can kill viruses as well as bacteria. Unfortunately, viruses like influenza spread from person to person mainly through respiratory droplets, not from physical contact with someone’s hands. Cold viruses can spread through hand contact, so in theory, hand sanitizers could cut down on colds. However, people consciously and unconsciously touch their mouths and noses many times an hour. So our hands are constantly being reloaded with germs despite any attempts to keep them clean.

    So do hand santizers work? Technically yes, realistically no.

    September 11, 2017 at 10:08 pm #74221
    Zooey
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    So…you’re recommending people inhale sanitizers? Seems…dangerous to me. Even irresponsible of you.

    September 11, 2017 at 10:34 pm #74224
    nittany ram
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    Zooey wrote:

    So…you’re recommending people inhale sanitizers? Seems…dangerous to me. Even irresponsible of you.

    Trust me. It’s time for you to let go of the fear and prejudice that have kept you from inhaling sanitizers up until now.

    September 12, 2017 at 6:48 am #74236
    wv
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    Its important to bake the sanitizers in the oven first
    before you inhale it. Thats what i was told.

    w
    v

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