Viruses & Bacteria?!


Question: I was just wondering,

will industrial strength bleach kill any type of virus or bacteria on the planet?

cos, i know bleach is strong alkali

will any type of pathogen survive a bleach attack? lol


Answers: I was just wondering,

will industrial strength bleach kill any type of virus or bacteria on the planet?

cos, i know bleach is strong alkali

will any type of pathogen survive a bleach attack? lol

It will not kill all bacteria, viruses, prions, etc...

It will not kill all spores either. Bleach only "decontaminates" surfaces - it does not "sterilize" it (for that you need dry heat, an autoclave, etc.)

no,

it will kill most bacteria and viruses but some are able to survive, an example being H pylori which causes stomach ulcers, human's stomach's are very acidic but h pylori is able to survive and replicate.





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