Disinfection Means

physical means and chemical agents used to disinfect everyday objects, clothes, premises, water, excreta from persons with infectious diseases, and transport used for moving patients. Steam, hot air, baking, boiling, ultraviolet light, high-frequency currents, and other means are all used for disinfection. Among the chemical agents used are antiseptics including compounds containing chlorine, phenols, potassium permanganate, hydrogen peroxide, alcohols, alkalies, and formaldehyde.