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2. Heads Up: Your Hand Sanitizer Won’t Actually Kill This Virus

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   If you’re on the go or nowhere near soap and water, doctors say that hand sanitizer is a helpful option. It’s important to use products that contain 60% alcohol, Dr. Russo says.

3. Hand Sanitizer Won’t Protect You From Norovirus—but This Will

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   Wash your hands with soap and water Dr. Schaffner points out that soap and water don’t technically kill norovirus—but they can help to get rid of the virus. “Soap and water actually lifts up ...

4. Hand sanitizer - Wikipedia

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   Hand sanitizer (also known as hand antiseptic, hand disinfectant, hand rub, or handrub) is a liquid, gel, or foam used to kill viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms on the hands. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It can also come in the form of a cream, spray, or wipe. [ 5 ]

5. Hand sanitizer isn't enough to kill norovirus, experts say ...

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   Other viruses have a fat-based outer layer called called an envelope, which is more easily broken down by alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Norovirus, on the other hand, is a non-enveloped virus. It ...

6. Disinfectant - Wikipedia

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   Disinfectants can also be used to destroy microorganisms on the skin and mucous membrane, as in the medical dictionary historically the word simply meant that it destroys microbes. [4] [5] [6] Sanitizers are substances that simultaneously clean and disinfect. [7] Disinfectants kill more germs than sanitizers. [8]

7. Hand washing - Wikipedia

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   When neither hand washing nor using hand sanitizer is possible, hands can be cleaned with uncontaminated ash and clean water, although the benefits and harms are uncertain for reducing the spread of viral or bacterial infections. [9] However, frequent hand washing can lead to skin damage due to drying of the skin. [10]