Can antibacterial hand washing milk be "anti-bacterial"? What you bought from the market sprays alcohol first? Yang Zonghai cracks the misconception of epidemic prevention

Health     10:13am, 12 August 2025

Epidemic prevention has become a part of daily life, but the poisons in daily life are still everywhere. udn × "Yuanqi Network Fan Group" invited Yang Zonghai, director of the Clinical Toxics Center and professor of the Bone Department of Linkou Changgeng Hospital, to teach everyone how to easily prevent the epidemic and avoid the poisoning of various daily necessities.

Yang Zonghai first talked about his own epidemic prevention methods. He said that the best way is to keep social distance, wear masks, and wash hands frequently. Will Lin Wang, a brand of antibacterial hand washing products, etc. on the market really help to "anti-bacterial"? Yang Zonghai pointed out that it is best to wash your hands with soap and water. If you don’t have water outside, use 75% alcohol instead. Antibacterial hand sanitizer, disinfectant products, and dry hand washing may contain other additives and aromatic agents, and they are not good with water or alcohol.

In addition, during the epidemic, many people will first spray the outsourcing of the things with alcohol. Yang Zonghai said that it is unnecessary, alcohol spraying is enough, and there is no need to spray items and food. Experts at home and abroad have pointed out that the new coronavirus mainly survives in living organisms and will not be transmitted through food; foreign research reports have also pointed out that the virus will survive in surgical masks for 7 days, but Yang Zonghai emphasized that the amount of this virus is very low and staying does not mean it will be infected, so there is no need to worry too much.

There are also many people who use hypochlorous acid water and bleach (hypochlorous acid calcines). Yang Zonghai said that these two are only used for environmental disinfection, and because they are irritating to the skin, they need to use clean water to wipe it once after applying hypochlorous acid water and bleach. Another point is that it must be diluted before use. The general household consumption rate is about 1:500 (PPM), and if there are independent health managers, confirmed patients or hospitals at home, the concentration will be doubled. Remember to wear long sleeves, masks, protective lenses, and keep the environment open to safety when using it.

Jong Zonghai said that people often worry about using a disinfectant product in the emergency clinic. So they use bleaching water and salt acid, which produces chlorine, causing difficulty in breathing and emergency clinics. Therefore, Yang Zonghai said that cleaning and disinfection should grasp one principle, that is, use one at a time. Using multiple types will not be better, but may cause harm.