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2006-12-30 04:02:05 · 9 answers · asked by bryan 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
There are two problems. First, the alcohol hand sanitizers can reduce the number of viral particles on your hands, but not eliminate them. Soap and water work better, as you wash all of them down the drain with the friction of hand washing. The virus is pretty hearty, so the hand sanitizers only do a mediocre job of getting it off your hands.
The second problem is that it only take about ten viral particles to make you sick. You release tens of millions of viruses over the course of the illness (which lasts a couple of days). Because it is so easy to transmit, the gel sanitizers don't do enough to stop transmission.
2006-12-30 13:16:52 · answer #1 · answered by westbound98 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flu has nil to do with the stomach. Flu is: sudden fever, often lasting three days or more; prominent headache; extreme fatique, weakness that can last for "weeks" (whatever that means); sneezing, stuffy nose sometimes; coughing is common, can be severe; sore throat. The "stomach flu" is an intestinal virus & has nil to do with flu. Hand sanitizers are not effective in preventing illness; regular soap works just as well. The idea is to wash more frequently when feeling ill.
2006-12-30 12:16:26 · answer #2 · answered by Rae 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A hand sanitizer doesn't guarantee you won't get sick- it's just a preventive measure. All 3 of my kids have the stomach flu- it is inevitable for some (unless you want to live in a sanitized bubble).
2006-12-30 12:12:17 · answer #3 · answered by Teddy Bear 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps the virus that causes stomach flu isn't affected by the chemicals in the sanitizers. There are some tough bugs out there...
2006-12-30 12:05:00 · answer #4 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really need to just wash with soap and water to get rid of e.coli and other bacteria that cause and can spread stomach flu. I personally don't think those hand sanitizers are really worth much.
2006-12-30 12:05:18 · answer #5 · answered by mom of 2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most hand sanitizers are anti-bacterial and the flu is a virus
2006-12-30 12:21:38 · answer #6 · answered by J-Blaze 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know
2006-12-30 12:05:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they don't kill the virus.
2006-12-30 12:07:23 · answer #8 · answered by gordo34 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dunno. That's strange.
2006-12-30 12:05:35 · answer #9 · answered by BarbieQ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋