SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Bottles of Clorox bleach sit on a shelf at a grocery store on February 11, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
Shares of Clorox stock rose 7.6 percent to close at $71.26 after billionaire investor Carl Icahn disclosed ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images )ORLANDO, Fla. - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says some Americans are using unsafe practices in an attempt to prevent getting the coronavirus, including gargling with bleach.FOX NEWS reports that over a third of Americans who took the CDC survey also reportedly misused household cleaners by using them on their fruits and vegetables in the attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19.Calls to poison control centers regarding disinfectants and.