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1 December, 11:31

Why is it easier to disinfect an enveloped virus?

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  1. 1 December, 11:40
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    Since the lipid membrane is easily disrupted by various disinfectants, enveloped viruses are generally easy to inactivate on hands or surfaces. Not so the non-enveloped viruses. Disinfectants have hard time disrupting such compact structure and many non-enveloped viruses are highly resistant.
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