Skyler Ware is a freelance science journalist covering chemistry, biology, paleontology and Earth science. She was a 2023 AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellow at Science News. Her work has also appeared in Science News Explores, ZME Science and Chembites, among others. Skyler has a Ph.D. in chemistry from Caltech.
It's a story all too many people know: You wake up with a stomachache and soon find yourself stuck in the bathroom, battling nausea, stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhea. Within a day or two, everyone in the house is showing the same symptoms. These fast-spreading bouts of gastrointestinal distress are often caused by norovirus, colloquially known as the"stomach bug" or"stomach flu.
Washing your hands with soap and water is the best way to get rid of the virus, Dr. Robert Hopkins Jr., medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, told Live Science. Cleaning hard surfaces, such as countertops, with bleach-based solutions can also neutralize the virus and thus prevent it from spreading to others.However, one common cleanser doesn't work against norovirus: alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.But alcohol-based hand sanitizers, cleaners and cleansing wipes don't work against non-enveloped viruses, such as norovirus. Non-enveloped viruses don't have or need a phospholipid bilayer, and they can survive much longer on surfaces without invading a host cell.
Cleaning surfaces requires an even stronger cleanser, such as bleach, to completely inactivate the virus.
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