Feb
25th
Wed
25th
Tilting at Viruses
In my recent battles against the common cold, I’ve been using povidone-iodine as an catch-all, multi-purpose cleanser. Hand staining and thyroid dysfunction aside, I’ve got a really good feeling about this one! Not only does it have broad-spectrum action against adenoviruses, rhinoviruses, parainfluenzae, etc., but it also eliminates 99.99% of bacteria on contact.
My stained brown antiseptic hands will show those indiscriminate-coughing-mother-fuckers on the bus that I mean business.
Funny, I remember reading a paper once that said that viruses may come from outer-space, hitching rides on inter-planetary asteroids and comets. I wonder if our cyan friend passing over the orient will deposit a new super plague? Part of me really hopes so….
