Question 1

does soap n water kills hiv virus if wash hands with soap ??

Accepted Answer

Yes: Soap and water instantaneously kills HIV.

Question 2

my fingernails hurt when i wash hands in warm water. no discoloration or visible problems. if i put on nail polish i don't feel pain.

Accepted Answer

Polish remover?: The acetone in nail polish remover can cause brief sensitivity to hot or cold water. Make certain that it is thoroughly washed from the hands after use.

Question 3

if you touch your coldsore, wash hands 60 sec w soap n water, then rub genitals vigorously, can you give yourself genital herpes? had hsv1 for 17yrs

Accepted Answer

Usually cannot: If a person's past hsv-1 infection was on her lips, and she developed (and continues to have) a good level of protective antibodies to hsv-1, then she should not be able to get a new hsv-1 infection elsewhere on her body. She can get an hsv-2 infection elsewhere, if she has never had hsv-2. However, life is not 100% predictable, so nature might seem to "break the rules" sometimes.

Question 4

which product to use for hand washing after doing rubber tapping?normal soap water does not removing the rubber milk that sticking in hands?

Accepted Answer

Avoid irritants: Wear gloves to avoid dermatitis in reaction to the material. Try olive oil to remove the adhesive gently without tearing at the skin. 
Eventually with soap and water it will come off. Have a flu vaccination this year.

Question 5

senior with diabetes and sores on his body fell and broke his hip and went into nursing home as we were cleaning his house we were on our hands and knees scrubbing the floor without gloves and drank bottle water without hand washing, can we get germs?

Accepted Answer

: There are germs everywhere.  Wear gloves from now on and wash hands. Prob no problem tho.  See if you can find out if he had C DIff.  Wash your hands again.

Question 6

does it matter if you wash your hands in cold water or hot water? what is more effective?

Accepted Answer

Warm temperatures: Bacteria, in general, grows in a wide range of temperatures. 
Mesophilic bacteria grow best in lukewarm to cool warm temperatures, or 77 to 113 degrees f.
Thermophilic bacteria grow best in warm to hot temperatures, or 122 to 158 degrees f. 
Hyperthermophilic bacteria will grow in very hot temperatures, or 158 to 230 degrees f.

Question 7

when i need to wash my hand with soap, does it matter if water should be hot, warm, cold?

Accepted Answer

Comfortable water: Comfortable water of any temperature works just fine. Using common sense, one would not choose scalding hot water nor freezing cold water. Basically, it doesn't  matter what the temperature is. However, a person should be sure not to wash too roughly, especially if washing many times a day, or else the skin will get abraded and cracked up.

Question 8

why are hospitals kept so cold to kill germs, but people are advised to wash their hands with hot water to do the same?

Accepted Answer

Myths: Hospitals are not kept cold to kill germs. This is a false assumption. Or someone has told you a false myth. The room or building environmental temperature has nothing to do with bacteria or other bugs.

Question 9

can you transmit cold sores via inanimate objects (toys, shirt collars)? if you don't wash hands, touch something and a toddler then touches it?

Accepted Answer

No: Scientific studies confirm that a person can only receive this virus via skin to skin contact with someone who has this virus (herpes).

Question 10

wet myself held vag through wet clothing didn't wash hands before. i get cold sores don't have one now was on mobile before incident risk genitalherp?

Accepted Answer

NO: Cold sore or Herpes labialis dose not cause genital Herpes.

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Does soap n water kills hiv virus if wash hands with soap ??

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My fingernails hurt when i wash hands in warm water. no discoloration or visible problems. if i put on nail polish i don't feel pain.

A member asked:

If you touch your coldsore, wash hands 60 sec w soap n water, then rub genitals vigorously, can you give yourself genital herpes? had hsv1 for 17yrs

A member asked:

Which product to use for hand washing after doing rubber tapping?normal soap water does not removing the rubber milk that sticking in hands?

A member asked:

Senior with diabetes and sores on his body fell and broke his hip and went into nursing home as we were cleaning his house we were on our hands and knees scrubbing the floor without gloves and drank bottle water without hand washing, can we get germs?

A member asked:

Does it matter if you wash your hands in cold water or hot water? what is more effective?

A member asked:

When i need to wash my hand with soap, does it matter if water should be hot, warm, cold?

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Why are hospitals kept so cold to kill germs, but people are advised to wash their hands with hot water to do the same?

A member asked:

Can you transmit cold sores via inanimate objects (toys, shirt collars)? if you don't wash hands, touch something and a toddler then touches it?

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Wet myself held vag through wet clothing didn't wash hands before. i get cold sores don't have one now was on mobile before incident risk genitalherp?

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