[coldtea]

>The viruses are replicating inside your cells. You can't just "disinfect" living tissue without killing it.

Err, you can wash your hands, and it will "disinfect them".

And if the viral content is still in your nose/mouth/neck, you can dissinfect that too to some degree.

So, there's that...

[fsh]

You can wash or disinfect your hands because the top layer of the skin is not living tissue.

[coldtea]

And you disinfect your mouth because disinfecting doesn't mean killing your mouth/tongue tissue. There are several mouthwashes on the market with antibacterial/antiviral properties, dentists do the same, etc...