Americans trying to prevent COVID19 infections have reported cleaning their food and themselves with disinfectant and bleach, with some even inhaling or drinking the household cleaning products, a study has found
Americans trying to prevent COVID-19 infections have reported cleaning their food and themselves with disinfectant and bleach, with some even inhaling or drinking the household cleaning products, a study has found.
According to research from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly four in 10 people admitted to actions the health protection agency would consider dangerous. The study took place in May shortly after President Donald Trump publicly asked whether injecting such products could treatOf the 502 adults surveyed, 19% said they had put bleach on food, including fruit and vegetables, while 18% admitted using household cleaning and disinfectant products on their hands or skin.
Some 4% had drank or gargled bleach solutions, soapy water or disinfectants, 6% had inhaled vapours from household cleaners or disinfectants, and 10% said they had misted their body with a cleaning or disinfectant spray.The online poll analysed household cleaning habits during the
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