How does hydrogen peroxide work to cleanse a wound?

Subject: How does hydrogen peroxide work to cleanse a wound?

Date: Wed Dec 1 20:59:06 1999
Posted by Bob Brewster
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Westfield High School
City: Westfield State/Province: NJ Country: USA
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 944103546.Me

Message:


When you put hydrogen peroxide on a cut it bubbles...this is due to the 
catalase in the cells that break it down to water and oxygen...but how does 
this disinfect the cut or does it?

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