Viricidal pertains to chemicals or agents that destroy or render a virus inactive, thereby preventing infection through physical changes to the virus. Lysol and bleach are examples of viricidal agents. Virustatic pertains to the inhibition of cell entry and/or replication, usually by inhibiting binding to cell receptors or interfering with a biological process that is critical to viral replication. …
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