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Disinfectants are substances that are applied to non-living objects to destroy microorganisms that are living on the objects. Disinfection does not necessarily kill all microorganisms, especially not resistant bacterial spores; it is less effective than sterilisation, which is an extreme physical and / or chemical process that kills all types of life. Disinfectants are different from other antimicrobial agents such as antibiotics, which destroy microorganisms within the body, and antiseptics, which destroy microorganisms on living tissue. Disinfectants are also different from biocides — the latter are intended to destroy all forms of life, not just microorganisms. Sanitisers are substances that simultaneously both clean and disinfect. Bacterial endospores are most resistant to disinfectants, but some viruses and bacteria also possess some tolerance. French and English prisoners of World War I who came back from Germany being disinfected in a factory hall in Twente, Holland / Netherlands, 1919.Disinfectants are frequently used in hospitals, dental surgeries, kitchens, and bathrooms to kill infectious organisms. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What are the Georgia State approved sanitizers and disinfectants? Q. I need to know this for research Asked by shenekamccray - Tue Oct 17 12:46:00 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. the best thing for you to do is to check out google or ask.com Answered by ImOuThEreUdigg!! - Tue Oct 17 12:56:50 2006 who can I interview who knows about the history of the discovery of antiseptics and disinfectants? Q. any historian or professor who knows about the subject or knows about people like Joseph Lister, Ignaz Semmelweis, Louis Pasteur, etc Asked by Darren Handoko - Wed Dec 16 01:36:44 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Lister noticed that certain hospitals had less mortality rates than others for the same cases. By examining these hospitals to see what they did differently than the other hospitals he was able to conclude that by doing certain things (like the surgeon washing his hands before operating) the patients had a higher chance of surviving their operations. Look up the history of the "Germ Theory of Disease" for more information on your topic. Answered by Michael - Wed Dec 16 01:56:49 2009 how do disinfectants work? 10 PTS read below before answering though...?
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