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can e coli live on surfaces?

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On wet surface: E coli is present almost every where in the environment including tap water.

Question 2

what kills ebola off of household surfaces?

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Ebola: "Ebolavirus is susceptible to 3% acetic acid, 1% glutaraldehyde, alcohol-based products, &amp; dilutions (1:10-1:100 for ≥10 minutes) of 5.25% household bleach (sodium hypochlorite), and calcium hypochlorite (bleach powder)48 49 50 62 63. The WHO recommendations for cleaning up spills of blood or body fluids suggest flooding the area with a 1:10 dilutions of 5.25% household bleach for 10 minutes for &gt;

Question 3

why is my hep b surface ab so high?

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You are immune!: To HBV anyway! the presence of a surface antibody to hepatitis b implies immunity.

Question 4

what are the dorsal and ventral surfaces on humans?

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Anatomic Position: During the study of Human Anatomy, it is important to understand what &quot;anatomic position&quot; is. 
Anatomic position is when a human is facing forward, with the arms an hands at the side, with the palms facing forward. Everything in the front in anatomic position is anterior, in back posterior. The dorsoventral axis is used in vertebrate anatomy.

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hi just wondeting what lymphocyte surface markers -lsm1 are?

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Pathology stuff: The pathology team uses this to tell different kinds of lymphocytes apart, because they all look alike on the most familiar tissue stains.

Question 6

could you catch stds from surfaces?

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: They are called sexually transmitted for a reason. There are myths about acquiring them from toilet seats or other agents but with rare exception the germs die on exposed surfaces. I suppose if you were sharing a sex toy immediately with someone the infected material could transfer, but I would argue that is still transferred in a sex act.

Question 7

if you have pain in your back, it helps to lie on hard surfaces?

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Not really: It doesn't help, from a healing standpoint, for you to lay on a hard vs soft surface if you have back pain. With your pain, you should just lie in the position and on a surface that's most comfortable for you. If your back pain is persisting, you should consider seeing your doctor to have it examined. Best wishes.

Question 8

what is the quickest and easiest way to clean food prep surfaces?

Accepted Answer

Soap and water: Most dangerous organisms will be cleared off by soap, water and a little scrubbing.  The let the surface dry and you should be fine.  If you are obsessive, you can apply a thin coating of rubbing alcohol like 70% isopropyl and let this dry.  Then you are good to go.

Question 9

how long does herpes last on a surface?

Accepted Answer

Herpes simplex: Like most viruses they do not survive long outside of a living cell.  These are intracellular parasites and not capable of dividing outside of the inside of a living cell.  They die quickly outside of the body, and can survive only in a liquid medium on an outside surface as long as the cells they were inside of survive, which is not long.

Question 10

how long does covid-19 last on surfaces?

Accepted Answer

Coronavirus/Surface: Coronavirus will last 3 days on steel and plastic; less than 1 day on cardboard. The amount of virus decreases sharply over time.

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