Sorry Coronita, I have to correct some of what you put up;
The virus is not a living organism, but a protein molecule (and RNA) covered by a protective layer of lipid (fat), which, when absorbed by the cells of the ocular, nasal or buccal mucosa, changes their genetic code. (mutation) and convert them into aggressor and multiplier cells.
It is and isn’t a living organism. It does not have mitochondria to produce energy, does not take in energy. Its only purpose is to reproduce. It has no intelligence.
The description of of the lipid structure is roughly correct. Not all viruses are mutagenic(causes mutations). The path of replication of viruses tends not to be through mutation. Viruses can hijack the ability of the cell to reproduce (gets transcript-ed as if it were valid cell commands) There are viruses that are mutagenic, including chickenpox, herpes , HPV, HTLV-1 and possibly Zika. These will actually alter your DNA. The basis for this behavior is being used in gene-therapy. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-e&q=gene-therapy+viral+splicing
Since the virus is not a living organism but a protein molecule, it is not killed, but decays on its own. The disintegration time depends on the temperature, humidity and type of material where it lies.
Yes and no – depends upon environment. The lipid virus wall is vulnerable to oxidation (time/temp/humidity dependant). A disturbing item I saw on SARS which is also a related CoronaVirus – is that it will survive on a brass doorknob for up to 2 hours. This is significant because copper and zinc are both known to kill bacteria and viruses – brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. SARS will last longer than a day on stainless steel. NOTE: Viruses and bacteria don’t last as long on wood as they do on stainless steel. This is because wood contains tannic acid, which has anti-viral, antibiotic behavior – but any significant quantities of tannic acid are toxic to humans.
HEAT melts fat; this is why it is so good to use water above 25 degrees Celsius for washing hands, clothes and everything. In addition, hot water makes more foam and that makes it even more useful.
Ummm.. lipids are not the thick coagulated fats that you see on meats. They are essentially oils (which if cooled down enough – will form something that looks like fats) Increased temperature increases solubility of compounds in water as well makes chemical reactions faster and occur more easily (notice that cars don’t ping under load in cold air – but do if it is hot outside). Foam has nothing to do with the reaction. Foam is from surfactants being aerated. Surfactants reduce surface tension and ease mixing. What is important is getting the soap thoroughly onto all surfaces (authorities are probably associating it with foam because it is easy for lay-people to visualize/understand). Best process is to dampen hands, apply soap (no more water), work hands well in soap with little water – then rinse. Look at surgeon’s wash-prep procedure videos. NOTE: HE(High Efficiency) washers generally can’t use soaps with high surfactants, that is why they use different clothes detergents – yet they wash clothes even better than the old style clothes washer. Put the soap meant for old time washers in an HE washer – and you got bubble hell.
Any mix with 1 part bleach and 5 parts water directly dissolves the protein, breaks it down from the inside.
(How does the bleach get ‘inside’?) Bleach will break apart DNA and RNA (the reason why criminals use it to ‘anonymize’ blood stains.). It also reacts with the lipid boundaries making them unstable – incomplete research here, but involves bleach dissociated to hypochlorous acid then reacting with the Lipids forming Lipid Chlorohydrins with the lipid boundary becoming unstable. You have to be careful of the type of chlorine we are talking about in terms of dilution.
Oxygenated water helps long after soap, alcohol and chlorine, because peroxide dissolves the virus protein, but you have to use it pure and it hurts your skin.
Oxygenated water is NOT water with hydrogen peroxide in it. Oxygenated water does nothing in terms of dissolving the virus, or inactivating the virus. Hydrogen Peroxide breaks down two different ways when mixed in water. It becomes two molecules of HO (very reactive oxydizer) or a molecule of water and one H+ (also very reactive). Both will damage both the lipid boundary as well as the DNA/RNA strands themselves. NOTE: Hydrogen Peroxide bleach(no chlorine therefore color safe) is better than chlorine bleach for removing mildew smell – it breaks apart spores too!. DON’T mix Chlorine and Hydrogen Peroxide – the result is Toxic Gas.