[Texicanus]

Thanks to everyone for the information about bleach and vinegar usage for disinfection purposes.

I guess I’m a slow learner. As a kid, mama tried to teach me household cleanliness and I should have paid attention to her on the matter years ago.

As an adult, Mrs. Texicanus has been covering for me over the last 40 years. But the message finally got through and I have been using her bleach water and instructions on how to disinfect since.

There are lots of folks who never quite understand bacteria and viruses much less how they are spread and the various methods used to kill them. It’s going to get interesting if the Ebola virus continues to expand into epidemic proportions. I guess there will be a run on bleach and vinegar now.

[Kartographer]

What organisms does Clorox® Regular-Bleach kill?

http://www.bmdf.org/Websites/bmdf/images/What%20organisms%20does%20Clorox.pdf

And make gallons and gallons of bleach!!

Better than Bleach: Use Calcium Hypochlorite to Disinfect Water

http://survivaltopics.com/better-than-bleach-use-calcium-hypochlorite-to-disinfect-water/

[DBrow]

Homebrewers use iodophor sanitizers:

http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/Disinfection_Sterilization/8_0Iodophors.html

http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/btf-iodophor.html

If the stores are out of bleach, look for a homebrew shop.

[Pollster1]

http://www.abc.net.au/health/talkinghealth/factbuster/stories/2012/02/02/3407024.htm

Discussion on vinegar as a cleaner above. The bottom line, which matches other sources, is that soap and hot water are the best cleaners and should be used thoroughly before disinfecting. Afterward, vinegar is good, but bleach and other professional cleaning products are better (except for the smell).