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Q: What is found in mucus that kills bacteria?
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What acid kills bacteria?

Stomach acid kills bacteria, which is hydrochloric acid.


What atomic number kills bacteria?

Chlorine, atomic number 17 kills bacteria. This is why it is placed in drinking water and swimming pools.


which type of medicine kills disease causing bacteria to prevent infections, but also kills the good bacteria that your body needs?

antibiotics


Which catches the bacteria that make it past the nose and mouth?

Mucus


What happen to bits of dirt and bacteria that get caught in the mucus?

it brakes

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What is HCl found in?

In the stomach and it kills bacteria.


Do witch hazel kills bacteria?

Witch Hazel is a astringent. It cleans and kills all of the bacteria on your face. It is found in most face toners.


What is the functions of mucous?

Mucus is found in the respiratory system of humans. The function of mucus is to protect the body from infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria.


What acid kills bacteria?

Stomach acid kills bacteria, which is hydrochloric acid.


How does mucus help to prevent infection?

It traps any foreign particles that enter the trachea and prevents them from entering the lungs. Then the Ciliated Epithelium (tiny hairlike cells) waft the Mucus down to the stomach where the acidity break down the mucus and kills bacteria.


What organ kills bacteria?

The organ that kills bacteria is the stomach. The stomach produces acids that kill the bacteria as it digests food.


What chili kills bacteria?

Any chilli kills that


Why does green mucus have a smell?

Green mucus is green because of the colonising bacteria present in the lungs wherever the mucus came from. And we all know what the presence of bacteria can do to anything - make it smell worse.


What grows on the mucus that can be harmful?

bacteria grows


Is mucus okay to eat?

Kinda of, mucus is okay to eat, but it has Alot of bacteria on it, but it's your choice if u want to eat mucus.


What fluid traps Bacteria and dust in the respiratory Tract?

Mucus traps dirt and bacteria.


Will eating dried nasal mucus be good for you?

NO. mucus is created by the body to basically trap bacteria and remove it from the body if you eat your own mucus your practically feeding your body bad bacteria's that can cause infections and other illnesses