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How are viruses killed?

Updated: 9/14/2023
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Viruses are killed by plain oxygen, above the 20.08% of what we breath. Viruses are Anaerobic, meaning - when it comes in contact with H202, ozone, or just simply a medical bottle of compressed oxygen with a regulator fed anally for just a few Minutes at a time, for HIV!

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