Does the alcohol kill any viruses or bacteria? If so, how much alcohol content is required (wine, beer, hard liquor, etc.)?
2006-11-30 16:11:30 · 23 answers · asked by Low99D 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
of course, you can get sick at the moment you drink your drink. you will get the cold from the glass not the liquid.
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2006-12-04 15:27:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can. The common cold virus is quite resilient - and it's been known to happen. It's one of the most resilient known to modern medicine, actually. I don't think beer and wine would even bother it under normal conditions. Hard liquor might kill it if the virus is soaked long enough - the problem is your lips touch the bottle before the alcohol has any chance of acting as an antiseptic. I assume if you clean surfaces with hard liquor, that will have some antiseptic effect, but you're still better off with antibacterial soap.
2006-11-30 16:15:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can get sick, however I'm not sure how much alcohol is required to kill the bacteria.
2006-11-30 16:15:17 · answer #3 · answered by sweetlife716 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have your own straw, and no worries!!
There are more germs on a car steering wheel, and shopping trolley handles than in a public toilet!!
The easiest way to catch a cold virus is from airborne germs.......someone sneezes as you breathe in..............
A doctors waiting room is also a good place if you are looking to step out with a cold virus!
2006-11-30 17:27:31 · answer #4 · answered by renclrk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if your immune system is down. Alcoholic beverages doesn't kill bacterias or viruses.
2006-11-30 16:16:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, they probably could and I dont believe there is any certain amount of alcohol that is required to make a difference.
2006-11-30 16:17:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drinking from somebody's alcoholic beverage may get you more than sick. You might get bopped.
2006-11-30 16:20:30 · answer #7 · answered by nobody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because the virus would be on the outside of the glass, where their bottom lip touches. Best to not drink out of someone else's glass. I hate it when someone other than my 2 year-old drinks out of my glass.
2006-11-30 16:36:59 · answer #8 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Play it safe, drink from your own alcoholic beverage.
2006-11-30 16:17:01 · answer #9 · answered by sergeant151 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even if the alcohol did kill the germs ... they are still on the glass.
2006-11-30 16:13:39 · answer #10 · answered by lesliejay63 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋