Comments on: Getting Carried Away http://onesandzeros.tangozulu.biz/2009/10/22/getting-carried-away/ Software, aviation, electronics, economics, and other neat stuff. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:47:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: tangozulu http://onesandzeros.tangozulu.biz/2009/10/22/getting-carried-away/#comment-5607 tangozulu Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:54:48 +0000 http://onesandzeros.tangozulu.biz/2009/10/22/getting-carried-away/#comment-5607 The US CDC says that there's no mechanism for viruses (or bacteria) to become resistant to alcohol. Alcohol and some other things work differently than antibiotics and anitviral medications in that they're not mediated by the cell walls. Alcohol operates physically on the bug and doesn't have to be "let in" to a bacterial cell or into a virus-infected cell. So, no resistance. Kinda like the difference between smashing an insect and getting it to take a poisoned bait. However, anti-bacterial soaps CAN cause resistance. They operate differently than alcohol. The US CDC says that there’s no mechanism for viruses (or bacteria) to become resistant to alcohol. Alcohol and some other things work differently than antibiotics and anitviral medications in that they’re not mediated by the cell walls. Alcohol operates physically on the bug and doesn’t have to be “let in” to a bacterial cell or into a virus-infected cell.

So, no resistance. Kinda like the difference between smashing an insect and getting it to take a poisoned bait.

However, anti-bacterial soaps CAN cause resistance. They operate differently than alcohol.

]]> By: viennatech http://onesandzeros.tangozulu.biz/2009/10/22/getting-carried-away/#comment-5605 viennatech Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:35:11 +0000 http://onesandzeros.tangozulu.biz/2009/10/22/getting-carried-away/#comment-5605 I for one believe the stupid hand sanitizer revolution will likely be the demise of everyone. forget H1N1 (Which i believe is a virus), when the bacteria mutate enough to be resistant to our anti-bacterial agents, we will have nothing left. Perhaps we should all move around in plastic bubblewrap and wearing SARS masks? With police officers at every corner to make sure we hold the hand rail and wipe our noses. Bring on H1N1! If it wipes out a whole bunch of hand sanitizing minions, the world will be a far better place overall for those who survive it. But that's just my opinion. I for one believe the stupid hand sanitizer revolution will likely be the demise of everyone. forget H1N1 (Which i believe is a virus), when the bacteria mutate enough to be resistant to our anti-bacterial agents, we will have nothing left.

Perhaps we should all move around in plastic bubblewrap and wearing SARS masks? With police officers at every corner to make sure we hold the hand rail and wipe our noses.

Bring on H1N1! If it wipes out a whole bunch of hand sanitizing minions, the world will be a far better place overall for those who survive it.

But that’s just my opinion.

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