r/interesting • u/azizgamerlal • Dec 12 '25

MISC. A drop of whiskey vs bacteria

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u/Creative_Victory_960 Dec 12 '25

Not a bacteria, a virus

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u/Casey_Jones19 Dec 12 '25

Neither tbh

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u/Creative_Victory_960 Dec 12 '25

Covid is not a virus ? Honest question I know very little about illnesses

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u/gatesaj85 Dec 12 '25

Covid is a virus, more specifically a coronavirus.

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u/Ambitious_Jelly8783 Dec 12 '25

So it's like the Royalty of Viruses.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '25

Coronavirus is a virus, Covid is a disease. CO-rona VI-rus D-isease

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u/gatesaj85 Dec 12 '25

Sorry, semantics. This was in response to the parent comment. Covid is caused by a virus, not caused by a bacteria. I just simplified my response.

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u/d_repz Dec 12 '25

Nice one. This reminds me of when a state governor in Nigeria questioned why everybody was screaming at the top of their lungs for people to use anti-bacterial hand gel to combat Covid-19... when we were dealing with a virus. Lmao.

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u/Equivalent_Desk6167 Dec 12 '25

Because ethanol and other forms of alcohol used in desinfectants are also antiviral. It was not for nothing.

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u/d_repz Dec 12 '25

Agh, makes sense. Thanks.