Disinfecting wipes, though commonly used, may do more harm than good due to toxic ingredients causing skin and respiratory ...

Hand sanitizer alone isn't enough to protect you from norovirus, experts say. So it's important to know how to stay safe and ...

Atlanta — The U.S. has seen a slow surge of norovirus, the country’s leading cause of foodborne illness, with the Center of ...

No. Hand sanitizer is simply not as effective against norovirus as it at killing other pathogens due to the virus's firm ...

Many common disinfectants (containing things like ammonia and alcohol), hand sanitizer, and even Clorox and Lysol wipes, ...

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Although hand sanitizer may be used in addition to washing hands, it should not be relied on solely to prevent norovirus. ∎ Do not prepare food in the kitchen while you are sick for at least ...

One of the challenges in preventing the spread of norovirus is that alcohol-based hand sanitizers are ineffective against it. "Even though we're all very good about using the hand sanitizers and ...

That's because hand sanitizer is not very effective at preventing norovirus, according to the CDC. "The norovirus doesn't get killed with hand sanitizer," said Dr. Mark Loafman, assistant chair ...

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO VACCINE. AND M HEALTH SAYS THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT GETTING THE NOROVIRUS IS WASHING YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER. HAND SANITIZER ALONE IS NOT GOING TO CUT IT.