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Originally Posted by Byrns
How many people actually use that sanitizer? Plus, I think that by over using this sanitizer we're probably screwing ourselves by producing new super bugs. (flu and non-flu)
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I don't think using alcohol-based sanitizers (or hand-washing) would produce super-bugs - there isn't really anything for a virus to evolve resistance to. Using antibiotics (for bacterial infections) or anti-virals like Tamiflu for influenza is a whole different issue - those are the sort of things that cause resistant strains to become more common, and I don't think as a society we've always done a good job of balancing the benefits of these drugs vs. the potential to develop resistant strains. Antibacterial soaps could lead to resistant bacteria too I suspect (not influenza though, since it's a virus).