What is the difference between a disinfectant and an antiseptic?

Q: What is the difference of washing from hand disinfection?

A: Introduction:- Hand hygiene is very important for health. Hands are very important route of germs…

Q: disinfectants, antiseptics and antibiotics

A: Disinfectants are a type of  chemicals that destroy pathogens of causing of disease or other harmful…

Q: can the same chemical be used for an antiseptic and a disinfectant?

A: Antiseptic - These can slow down the growth as well as can kill the microbes, but do not harm the…

Q: Why is Hydrogen peroxide solution so effective against anaerobes?

A: Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical compound that is acts as mild antiseptic. It is also an endogenous…

Q: Which of the following would be best for sterilizing a pre-sealed case of plastic medical supplies?

A: Answer - Autoclave

Q: Define sterilant, disinfectant, sanitizer, antiseptic, germicide and bacteriostatic.

A: Germs are microscopic organisms that are not visible to the naked eye but can be seen through…

Q: Could an organism that is susceptible to an antimicrobial agent in laboratory testing fail to…

A: To identify the acceptable antimicrobial agent and dose for treatment of microorganism infections…

Q: How can we make soap?

A: Soaps are the salts of fatty acids. Soaps are generally used as surfactants for washing cloths,…

Q: what is the difference between sterilizer , disinfectant & surfactant ?

A: There are thousands of microorganism present in the environment. Most of them are harmful to the…

Q: which of the following is best to sterilize heat-liable (sensitive) solutions? a, pasteurization…

A: From above question Option d (filtration) is correct.

Q: Explain the difference between sterilization, disinfection, antisepsis, pasteurization? Give…

A: Microorganisms are present everywhere. They are not visible with naked eyes but are present at…

Q: What a scrubber in the exhaust of chemical industrial plant removes?

A: Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse…

Q: What purpose does water serve in the “Effects of Antiseptics & Disinfectants”?

A: Answer:  ANTISEPTICS : These are the liquid or semi-solid cream having some special properties to…

Q: Clearly define the terms sterilization, disinfection, decontamination, sanitization, antisepsis, and…

A: Hygiene stands for some practices that are performed to preserve health. Most of the microbes, which…

Q: Why would hydrogen peroxide be an effective disinfectant?

A: We have to answer why hydrogen peroxide can be an effective disinfectant.

Q: What is the purpose of degerming? Does it completely eliminate microbes? What are some factors that…

A: 1.Degerming is the process used to reduce mircrobial numbers by gently scrubbing tissue with a mild…

Q: Design an experiment to determine whether an antimicrobial agent is acting as a cidal or static…

A: A cidal agent means that it causes death of an organism. A static agent does not directly kill the…

Q: why do microorganisms differ in their response to disinfectants

A: Microorganisms are the minute microscopic organism that is generally invisible to the human eye.…

Q: Distinguish between a sterilant, a disinfectant, and anantiseptic. What is cold sterilization?

A: The human environment is filled with microorganisms. These tiny organisms are found everywhere on…

Q: How alcohol is effective at contolling microbial growth?

A: Sterilization: Sterilization includes the complete wipeout of all microscopic life on a surface.…

Q: Which microorganism does not contain superoxide dismutase enzymes?

A: Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is an enzyme found altogether in living cells. An enzyme could be a…

Q: What is the difference between cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting?

A: Cleaning, sanitization and disinfection are the process of making an area free from all the visible…

Q: What are the different types of disinfectants? How is each one different or similar from the others?…

A: Almost every environment on the planet contains bacteria and microorganisms. In fact, on one square…

Q: What are some advantages and disadvantages of using ionizing radiation to sterilize food?

A: Sterilization involves physical methods for removing or controlling the microbes. The physical…

Q: Why do you think autoclave sterilization of media is preferred over open flame?

A: An autoclave is used to sterilize surgical equipment, laboratory instruments, media  and other…

Q: How does an emulsifier work? How does this affect the cleansing action of soaps?

A: Emulsion: a. It is a liquid preparation containing two immiscible liquids, in which one is dispersed…

Q: Why must you first clean debris from items before beginning disinfection or sterilization? (

A: Until the discovery of the microbes by the famous scientist Louis Pasteur, one of the signs of the…

Q: Differentiate sterilization from disinfection.

A: Methods to remove unwanted microbes from the surfaces, clothes, and bodies are important.…

Q: When applying a disinfectant to kill microbes, our bead experiment showed that what two factors…

A: The disinfectants are the compounds that destroys or inactivates the microbes given it is on an…

Q: What is the most difficult type of microbial cell or structure to kill? What methods can be used to…

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Q: How is household antibacterial soap like a weapon against pathogenic bacteria?

A: Antibacterial soaps are those that contains certain chemicals that inhibit the growth of pathogens .

Q: How can organisms develop resistance to chemical disinfectants?

A: Bacteria can develop resistance to disinfectants over time either by acquisition of exogenous mobile…

Q: Which is better to use in washing clothes, soap or synthetic detergent? Explain

A: Detergents are the surfactants or the mixture of surfactants. Surfactants are the compounds that…

Q: Why does hydrogen peroxide are most effective against probiotics?

A: Hydrogen peroxide is a peroxide. It acts as an oxidizing agent

Q: What type of media components cannot be sterilized in an autoclave?

A: Sterilization refers to the complete destruction or elimination of all viable organisms. The process…

Q: Is Vinegar a disinfectant?

A: It is not an EPA-registered disinfectant that means it won't kill 99.9 percent of bacteria and…

Q: What are the factors that influence the efficiency of chemical sterilization?

A: Chemical Sterilization is the process of removal of microorganisms by the use of chemical…

Q: How would you determine if a disinfectant or antiseptic is bactericidal or bacteriostatic

A: A bacteriocide is a chemical substance that kills bacteria. They can be disinfectants, antibiotics,…

Q: List 5 other methods of sterilization and describe the principle/s and when each method is used.

A: (Please note that, you provided more than one question, I can only answer one question at a time,…

Q: What method can be used to achieve sterilization?

A: It is required to describe the method to be used to achieve sterilization.

Q: which of the following is not a chemical method of microbial control

A: Answer is option c - Filteration Filteration is not a chemical method of Microbial control.

Q: What is the difference between disinfection, antisepsis, and sterilization?

A: Microorganisms are present every where. They are not visible with naked eyes but are present at…

Q: why is it important that you disinfect your work area both before and after working with bacteria?

A: Bacteria are present everywhere in each and every corner,present on non-living surfaces and as well…