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Attempting to wash away the virus with just water and no soap is ineffective. Why?

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Washing your hands under running water — even without soap — is more effective at stopping the spread of flu germs than using ethanol-based hand sanitizers

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User Krishnan Sriram
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Water does not have chemicals in it that help fight against bacteria like soap does.

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