Cleaning doesn’t necessarily sanitize, and sanitizing doesn’t necessarily disinfect. Here’s the difference and when you need ...

Disinfectants kill 99.9% of germs but not 100% due to microbial patterns. Factors like time and surface type influence ...

Hand sanitizer isn't as effective as handwashing at preventing the spread of norovirus, doctors and the CDC warn.

Hydrogen peroxide is another antiseptic, or disinfectant, that kills viruses and various forms of bacteria. But it needs more time than rubbing alcohol to kill germs. It takes up to five minutes ...

Still, would using alcohol help? I talked to Allen Rathey, director of the Indoor Health Council, to find out. Yes, but it ...

The highly contagious stomach bug calls for “enhanced precautions” — the highest level of cleaning.

In a White House briefing on Thursday, President Trump suggested that an “injection inside” the human body with a disinfectant like bleach or isopropyl alcohol could help combat the ...

Glutaraldehyde disinfectants should always be used in accordance with ... Their cidal activity drops sharply when diluted below 50% concentration. Absolute alcohol is also not very effective. They are ...

Disinfectants are hazardous substances and ... virus in saliva or respiratory fluids within five minutes and isopropyl alcohol could kill it even more quickly. William Bryan, acting head of ...