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Sure, we understand that all milk must be heat-treated or pasteurized to kill off harmful micro-organisms (in 1987 the FDA mandated pasteurization of all milk products for human consumption).
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High heat for long duration can also kill anthrax.
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Invest in a hand steamer, which will "sterilize garments and kill bacteria because of the heat, " he says.
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Once home, launder your clothes and dry them on high heat for at least 30 minutes to kill all life stages of the potential hitchhikers.
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Manufacturers report, for instance, that annual sales of tableware dryers, which heat cutlery and the like to temperatures sufficient to kill all but the hardiest of bugs, are running at about 360, 000 units.
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The acceleration of lift-off would not kill something that size, and if a rock is large enough, the heat generated as it is thrown clear will be negligible except at its surface where, if anything, melting may even produce an airtight skin to protect any microbes deeper down from the unpleasant vacuum of space.
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