Viruses can be active outside the body for hours, even days. Disinfectants, liquids, wipes, gels and creams containing alcohol are all useful at getting rid of them – but they are not quite as good as

1/9 It looks like my "soap" tweet has been quoted all over the place. Wonderful! I do though take a slight issue with the tone in some of these when it comes to soap vs hand sanitiser. Just because I

alert icon Older adults and people who have severe underlying chronic medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious compli

AbstractThe recent severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Asia and Northern America led to broad use of various types of disinfectant in order to control the public spread of the highly

編按：近期武漢肺炎、流感肆虐全球，沒有人不驚慌失措，紛紛搶購酒精、口罩，到底該怎麼做才能拒恐怖疾病於千里之外？ 醫師表示，酒精可以破壞冠狀病毒、流感病毒，但最好的方式還是用肥皂洗手，若在外不方便洗手時，也可以利用酒精性乾洗手代替。 注意，不要讓未清潔的雙手觸碰眼鼻口等黏膜部位，才能降低感染風險。多洗手沒事，沒事多洗手。