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The article does mention she was supposed to soak her thumb in bleach immediately and did not.
by thingsgoup 5y ago
The article does mention she was supposed to soak her thumb in bleach immediately and did not.
- SteveNuts 5y agoDoes bleach actually denature prions? I thought they were notoriously difficult to destroy
- FeteCommuniste 5y agoSeems that it does: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/household-bleach-inactivates-chronic-wasting-disease-prions https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/household-blea... "A 5-minute soak in a 40% solution of household bleach decontaminated stainless steel wires coated with chronic wasting disease (CWD) prions, according to a new study by National Institutes of Health scientists." Although it notes: "Notably, the study failed to find an effective method to decontaminate CWD-infected solid tissue. Pieces of CWD-infected brain retained prion activity even after a 30-minute soak in 100% bleach. Investigators note that bleach fails to penetrate tissues and should be used only as a surface decontaminant."
- beowulfey 5y agoThey are, but almost all proteins are sensitive to the oxidative power of bleach
- rainbowzootsuit 5y agoMaybe a future Clorox commercial there.
- dunefox 5y agoWhat would that accomplish if the prions are inside your thumb already?