| 摘要 |
Methods, compositions and products for interrupting or preventing the spread of harmful respiratory viruses and so inhibiting the spread of diseases, including the common cold, in which one or more carboxylic acids such as citric, malic, succinic and benzoic acids are applied in an effective amount optionally together with a surfactant, to a virus-containing area, such as human tissue surfaces. Application may be by means of impregnated or coated substrates such as facial tissue, nonwoven materials, and the like. In one application, treated tissue, when substituted for ordinary facial tissue and used in wiping the nasal area of a person suffering from a virus-borne infection is effective in annihilating the virus on contact with the treated tissue, and, in turn, preventing the spread of the virus-related illness. |
