Re: Toothbrushes

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Yes, boiling water is a very good sterilizer. It works on just about everything.sterten@... wrote: In einer eMail vom 17.03.2006 05:55:20 Westeuropäische Normalzeit schreibt rboylern@...: If you're going to use boiling water, the best thing to do is to pour the water over the toothbrush as that will help wash away any unfriendly microbes. why ? If they are dead, I won't mind to have them in my mouth . Well, boiling water clearly helps for H5N1, is it also good for flu-viruses ior cold

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Stomach pH is around 2 - highly acidic. However, the virus could enter the body through the numerous microscopic openings in the lining of the mouth and other organs. It, the same as for the common cold and regular flu, could be transmitted by eating if people were sharing forks, spoons and drinking vessels; or if the food was handled by someone who had germs on his/her hands - common problem when people who handle food don't wash their hands properly. sterten@... wrote: In einer eMail vom 16.03.2006 21:48:27 Westeuropäische Normalzeit schreibt rboylern@...: It's a possibility provided that there's access to the blood stream from the defective tooth. If teeth are in very bad condition there's usually some infection in the gums. The infected area could be a portal of entry for viruses and bacteria. sounds reasonable. Mammals infect themselves with H5N1 by eating. But does H5N1 survive stomach ? We know, it needs PH5-9, I don't know what's the PH in bird's stomach. So, when it enters by eating, I think it should infect before entering stomach. Can normal flu or common cold be transmitted by eating ? How common is it ? This should have been examined...