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Do alcohol-based hand sanitizers prevent the spread of infectious mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr virus)?

I've tried to find the answer on this, but I'm having trouble finding information beyond "it kills some viruses, but not all".
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EBV (and CMV, a minor cause of mono) are in the family Herpesviridae, a family of enveloped viruses. Enveloped viruses are surrounded with a lipid bilayer, which they need to enter cells--as lipids are easy enough to dissolve with detergent or alcohol, it generally renders them less durable in the environment. The whole family is quite susceptible to alcohol, so hand sanitizer will inactivate virus on your hands. Unfortunately, EBV is classically spread through saliva by kissing, in which case sanitizer wouldn't be any help at all.