At a time when the epidemic has not been fully diffused, there has been a growing emphasis on the protection of the disease, with antibacterial agents often moving into the public eye. The statement that “all antibacterial agents have a certain inhibition on the virus” has been circulated from time to time and has convinced many people. However, this is a great mistake, and today we will look into it.
Antibacterials are numerous and cover antibiotics, chemical disinfectants, natural plant extraction, etc. Common, such as alcohol antibacterial agents, are microbicides, which are widely used for hand disinfection by degenerating bacterial proteins from bacteria, and chlorine-containing disinfectants are used for the destruction of bacterial structures by greater oxidation, often in public areas. They do have the ability to combat bacteria in battle, to effectively curb the growth of bacteria such as coli and yellow grapes, and to provide health care.
But the virus and bacteria are very different. The virus is simple, has no cell structure, is made up of nucleic acid (DNA) or RNA packaged in protein casings, and it survives in a unique manner. They must be born within living cells, using the material and energy of the host cell to complete their life cycle. In the case of the new coronary virus, its surface is identified and combined with a human cell surface receptor, which in turn invades the cell and abducts the cell’s “workshop” to replicate itself in large quantities.
The vast majority of antibacterial agents are helpless to the virus. Antibiotics are designed specifically for biological processes such as cytowall synthesis and protein synthesis of bacteria, but the virus does not have a cell wall at all and antibiotics are naturally unable to exercise their fists. Like penicillin, the infection caused by the cold virus (mostly a nasal virus, coronary virus, etc.) is useless and, if used blindly, it can not only cure the disease, but also delay it and contribute to bacterial resistance.
Part of the chemical disinfectant is also effective for bacteria only. For example, a dystromamite disinfectant, while altering bacterial membrane permeability and leaving bacteria “dewatered”, has little effect on the protein casings and nucleic acids of the virus and makes it difficult to prevent the virus from entering host cells. Even when alcohol is available, it tends to be active at a concentration of between 70 and 80 per cent for part of the membrane virus (e.g., influenza virus), which dissolves the membrane, destroys the protein structure, and the effects of alcohol disinfection are significantly reduced for non-membrane viruses (e.g., the Noir virus).
The situation is similar for natural plant extracts and antibacterials. Tea-tree oils have a certain antibacterial capacity that inhibits bacterial growth and, in the face of the virus, cannot effectively disrupt the transmission chain because of their compositions that are difficult to accurately combat the unique parasitic, replicative mechanisms of the virus.
In real life, the risk of miscalculation of antiviral antivirals is considerable. In the family, the child is cold, and the parent who mistook the antibacterial handwasher as an anti-virus theorem and used it frequently to prevent the transmission of the virus, the child is still exposed to the threat of the virus and may cause skin damage due to excessive cleaning. In public places, concentrated infections are highly likely to occur when managers perceive antibacterials alone as being in place, neglecting measures to prevent the transmission of the virus, such as ventilation and human circulation restrictions.
For the real prevention of the virus, it’s a combination of fists. First, vaccination is key to the prevention of viral infections, and vaccines stimulate the creation of specific antibodies in organisms, and early “armed” immune systems, such as influenza vaccine and new coronal vaccines, can significantly reduce the risk of infection. Secondly, to block the transmission of the virus, to wear masks to block the spread of foam, to wash hands and remove potentially contaminated viruses, and to maintain social distance to reduce exposure. Furthermore, for priority sites, specialized and targeted antiviral disinfection methods such as ultraviolet radiation and peroxyacetic acid fumigation are used.
Antibacterials are very powerful in the field of resistance to bacteria, but in the face of the virus, it is important not to be confused by the “all-power” illusion. Discrepancies are recognized and scientific protection is able to secure a healthy line of defence under a “double strike” between the virus and the bacteria.
