Medical Disinfectants
The dictionary definition of a disinfectant is an antimicrobial agent which kills or inactivates dangerous/harmful micro-organisms. Disinfectants can sometimes be mixed up with sanitisers which are substances that reduce the number of microorganisms to a safe level but do not completely destroy all of them. The main physiological difference between a disinfectant and a sanitiser is that at a specified dilution a disinfectant must be able to kill more micro-organisms than that of a sanitiser . One thing that most sanitisers and disinfectants are unable to do are sterilise which would be to cause complete destruction of all microorganisms. In this case an autoclave would be used. The problem that disinfectants have is that many are toxic and harmful to humans and animals so it is recommended that they are always treated with extreme care. Many modern household disinfectants contain a substance called bitrex which is a very bitter tasting liquid. The idea of including this is
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