If we use alcohol as disinfectant, why drinking it doesnt solve throat infection / sore throat?

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If we use alcohol as disinfectant, why drinking it doesnt solve throat infection / sore throat?

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Answer 1

If you pour alcohol on germ cells, it will kill the germs cells.
If you pour alcohol of good human cells mixed with germ cells, the alcohol will kill everything indiscriminately.
You get the idea?
We can use alcohol to kill cells but it will end up killing the human so we dont.