Bleach is recommended for cleaning surfaces precisely because it so effectively destroys organic matter-which includes human tissue. Ingesting bleach can burn the esophagus, and is already a leading cause of household poisonings in the U.S., at 45,000 cases a year. Isopropyl alcohol can shut down the central nervous system. Read: The best hopes for a coronavirus drugĭoctors were quick to issue warnings. So it would be interesting to check that.” “And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning? Because it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. “I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. He appeared surprised by Bryan’s remarks, and wondered aloud whether disinfectants could be used to treat the virus inside humans. The evening took a turn, though, when President Donald Trump stepped to the podium. This was standard pandemic wisdom: Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer (if you can find it) and wipe down high-touch surfaces often. At a White House press conference last night, a homeland-security official named Bill Bryan emphasized the effectiveness of common disinfectant products: “Bleach will kill the virus in five minutes isopropyl alcohol will kill the virus in 30 seconds, and that’s with no manipulation, no rubbing-just spraying it on and letting it go.” Because the coronavirus can live on surfaces for several days, it seems to spread more often via something you touched than something you inhaled. economy is that any plan will involve aggressive hygiene and sanitizing. Drink any amount of glass cleaner and you’ll experience serious abdominal pain, throat swelling, and difficulty breathing your odds of serious injury or death depend on the quantity consumed and how quickly it’s treated.One of the few definitive things that can be said about reopening the U.S. Windex contains cleaning agents, solvents, surfactants, and ammonia. And because of the chemical makeup of hydrocarbons, it can easily make its way into the lungs during ingestion, which can result in asphyxiation. Drinking it will result in severe pain in the throat and stomach, vomiting, throat swelling, dizziness, and eventually unconsciousness. Consume even a small amount of drain cleaner and you’re going to have a really, really bad day.įurniture polish, like all other organic solvents, contains hydrocarbons as well as a lot of other nasty toxins. And bleach, well, we already know how nasty that can be. Lye is incredibly caustic and corrosive, and begins to break down tissue as soon as it comes in contact with it. Most drain cleaners contain a cocktail of really nasty corrosive chemicals liquid Drano, for example, contains sodium hydroxide (lye) mixed with bleach. A small amount consumed will result in stomach pain a large amount will result in “a gagging sensation, pain in the mouth and throat, burns in the esophagus, chest pain, low blood pressure, slow heartbeat, delirium, coma, shock, vomiting, and stomach or abdominal pain,” according to. If you drink bleach, you’ll be burned all the way down your esophagus into your stomach. If you touch bleach, you’ll receive a mild chemical burn. Bleach is what’s called an oxidizer, meaning that it strips electrons from whatever it touches. Household bleach is a dilution of about 5.25 percent sodium hypochlorite in water. If you or someone you know consumed these chemical cleaners, call the poison control center at (800) 222-1222 immediately. We did a little digging and found out exactly what would happen to you if you were to drink one of these toxic concoctions. But what would those horrors entail, exactly? Clearly, if you should decide to drink a bottle of Drano, untold horrors will be visited upon you. Every bottle of toxic household chemicals, including bleach, drain cleaner, furniture polish, and window cleaner, comes with a prominent warning: DO NOT DRINK.