you know how products say "kills 99.9 percent of bacteria? what happens to the .1 percent thats left?
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Not all products can kill all bacteria since there are a lot of strains of bacteria which require different chemicals to exterminate them. They have to account for marginal errors in their claims because it is not at all times that a product can kill certain bacterias since others develop resistance or others are weakened but still alive but multiplicity properties are impaired, others get weakened then recover again to multiply. that is what happens to the .1% that is left.
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approx. 5... 5 bacteria... ok ok. im kidding, but however many thousands of millions we wash off, they tack right back on just by being in the bathroom, opening the window, walking... bacteria is ok. love bacteria, it helps a lot more than it hurts.
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It may kill some of the white cells in your body. It wraps itself around white cells killing it for the mistaken bacteria. But don't worry. your body does produce millions of white cells a \nsecond. Pennicilin was discovered by frenchman Louis Pasteur in 1728 using a petri dish. He discovered that Pennicilin grows on rotten or dead cells and kills bad bacteria. This was a huge discovery as back then people died of simple disease like the flu and the cold or small bruises e.t.c. I hope this answers your question.\n\nJames Brennan
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It is an infction that came about because a person or people only took the first few doses of thier antibiotics - all that does is kill off the weaker bacteria, and allows the strongest to survive and thrive. Once the infection with this leftover strong bacteria gets full blown, antibiotics don't always work to destroy it. That is why you have to take ALL of your doses of antibiotics. This is becoming a world problem. In a lot of southeast asian countries, if people get sick, they can go buy antibiotics over the counter. They take them only until they 'feel better', which means that the bacteria is probably not gone, and that only the strongest are left to reproduce. Some bacteria like this adapts to the point where it actually feeds off the antibiotics, killing the host. The only way to take care of this problem is for basically the entire planet to keep careful control of antibiotics.  Some strains are becoming resistant because of this.
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its a disinfectant - kills bacteria (germs)\n\ncheck the label though...
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first of all you'll probably void any effect the antibiotic had...also watch out for liver damage
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it's totally depends on the type of the bacteria!\n1)sterilization:fungi is so sentitive to this condition.but if the bacteria is the kind that produce endospore then this method is not useful\n2)pasteurization:kills all the bacterias except the one couses Query\n3)filterization:useful for bacterias except Mycoplasma\n4)Rays like UV X and Gamma\n5)chemical Gases which are mutagenes like rays\n6)chemical liquids
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It is a decomposition reaction that is taking place under the action of bacteria.
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it mostly depends on the vitamin. some vitamins help certain bacteria to grow and some make them die. it all has to do with the vitamin
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Nothing . It just leaves a nasty taste in your mouth . Done it before and Nothing happened to me.
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what do you mean, what are the ways?  you boil it, all the germs and organisms die because it's HOT, and it's sterilized.  voila!  is there something to your question that i'm missing?
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Antibacterial cleaners main ingredient is alcohol. The alcohol kills bacteria so it cannot spread to others. It does not remove it from your hands, just kills it. When you wash your hands you also wash away the dead bacteria.
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Yup\n\nbut that .1% is important. Every time you use it, the germs that are resistant to the chemicals survive. Eventually, all you have is germs resistant to the chemicals (In which case it become useless)
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as libby said, washing your hands is getting rid of bacteria through friction.  as for using waterless, antibacterial stuff, it kills every single microbe on your hands.  the thing is, you have billions of microbes all over you hands and body that actually work to kill the bad germs.  these are called your natural flora.  the bad germs are called transient microbes, these are the ones that cause disease.  if you kill your good germs, you have a much higher chance of getting sick, because those good germs aren't there to kill the bad ones.  best bet is to use plain old regular soap in a pump-dispener, not a bar (which can harbor bad germs)
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It depends on the food and how long it's left out. It will not rotten in the next 5 minutes, it may in a few hours. If the food has spices or salt it may last longer b/c it will be able to fight off the bacteria.  THis is way too general of a question.
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Maybe. I'd say yes, actually. Bacteria do a lot, and without them many of your essential body processes would be inefficient.\n\nAs far as I can tell, bacteria break down certain products. I'm not sure which, where, and how, but I'm fairly certain they do. I guess it depends on how quickly the bacteria were restored, but I'm fairly sure they're essential for survival.
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Depends on the country. Here in the US our water is relatively bacteria free, but other countries.........well, DON'T DRINK THE WATER!!