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==How soap and alcohol destroy coronaviruses== [[File:How soap works coronaviruses.png|thumb|left|alt=How Soap Works on Coronaviruses. "When you wash your hands with soap and water, you surround any microorganisms on your skin with soap molecules. The hydrophobic tails of the free-floating soap molecules attempt to evade water; in the process, they wedge themselves into the lipid envelopes of certain microbes and viruses, prying them apart." - Ferris Jabr, New York Times|256x256px]] Coronaviruses, including the viruses that cause [[COVID-19]], [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome|SARS]], [[influenza A virus subtype H1N1|H1N1 flu]] (swine flu), and seasonal [[influenza|flu]], are all protected by an envelope of fat; soap molecules invade the envelope and disrupt its integrity. High concentrations of [[ethyl alcohol]] or [[isopropyl alcohol]] can strip away parts of the envelope, leading to the inaction of of the viral molecules.<ref name="CDC-disinfection">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/disinfection/disinfection-methods/chemical.html | title = Chemical Disinfectants {{!}} Disinfection & Sterilization Guidelines {{!}} Guidelines Library {{!}} Infection Control | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = 2019-04-04 | website = Centers for Disease Control|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-11-11}}</ref><ref name="SoapNYT">{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/health/soap-coronavirus-handwashing-germs.html | title = Why Soap Works | last= Jabr | first=Ferris| date = 2020-03-13|work=The New York Times|access-date=2021-11-11|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Isopropyl alcohol works against all viruses enveloped in fat, and ethyl alcohol additionally works against some non-enveloped viruses such as rotaviruses, when used at the correct concentrations.<ref name="CDC-disinfection" /> {{clear}}
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