Washing with dish soap and running the dishwasher with dish detergent are both great ways to get rid of bacteria and viruses.

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Disinfectants take more time to work, but they can kill most germs on a surface whereas sanitizers reduce the amount of germs but don't kill them all.

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Germs are all over the place, all the time. Truly, those little microbes are living, dying, and multiplying in all of our homes and public spaces at all hours, nonstop. Sure, there's no doubt that ...

Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD Key Takeaways Cold and flu viruses can live on surfaces for a few hours to days. Hard ...

To stay safe from germs, what places need a good cleaning the most? Sept. 5, 2008— -- Many surfaces and objects you come in contact with every day are covered in germs -- but then again, so are ...

Everyday objects can have unexpectedly large numbers of germs. Oct. 26, 2008 -- Almost every medical or microbe expert in the world will cheerfully tell you the same thing: germs are everywhere, ...

Germs: Call them bacteria, call them viruses: You'll find them pretty much everywhere. Most of them are harmless, but one percent of all those germs can actually cause anything from a runny nose to a ...

Most people get at least 2 colds a year. You might also be one of the 1 in 5 Americans who come down with the flu. But if you take the right steps, you can beat those odds and make this cold and flu ...

THERE’S no getting away from it, your bathroom is rife with germs. No amount of obsessive cleaning can ensure your toilet, sink and bath are entirely spotless, but where should you be focusing your ...

Long, prettily painted fingernails have been considered the epitome of feminine beauty for decades, but lately the trend has been reaching new lengths as longer and more intricately designed finger ...