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TouchSurfaces.Org Launches Public Health
Information Site
North Canton, Ohio (January 2010) – There
is growing evidence that contaminated surfaces
play a key role in the spread of flu viruses,
according to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, and also the American Society
for Microbiology. To address the issue
and help consumers TouchSurfaces.Org has
launched a public health information website
alerting communities on how the surfaces
in the work place and public venues can
act as hosts to infectious viruses and
bacteria including Influenza A
(H1N1), MRSA, HIV, and others.
The new site provides suggestions for advanced
disinfectants which are most effective
at eradicating these unwanted germs.
Germ-contaminated surfaces can be found
anywhere and everywhere – in healthcare
facilities, homes, daycare centers, camp
facilities, offices, airports, stores,
athletic complexes, and anywhere frequented
by large crowds of people. From light switches,
faucets, hand rails and door knobs to desks,
counters, elevator buttons and ATMs: germs
can’t be avoided, but they can be
destroyed.
“Touch surfaces are dangerous and
can make you sick,” says Dr. Bob
Arnot, physician and popular television
medical correspondent who serves as chief
medical educator for www.TouchSurfaces.org. “Just
touch a germ-contaminated surface, then
touch your eyes, nose or mouth and an unpleasant
cold, flu or infection can develop within
a few days.”
“Scientists have recently developed
a new biotechnology called SpectraSan
24™ that is an advanced
broad-spectrum disinfectant with 24-hour
residual protection capabilities that kills ‘super
bugs’ like MRSA and VRE as well as
flu viruses, including the pandemic 2009
which became a H1N1 Influenza A virus,” Dr.
Arnot continues. “This is a key factor
in staying healthy as the H1N1 virus lives
longer on hard surfaces than seasonal flu,
which survives just a few hours. Research
studies indicate the H1N1 virus can live
up to 22 hours on hard surfaces and remain
contagious for up to eight hours.”
Dr. Arnot says the TouchSurfaces.Org website
will provide the public with a medical
practitioner’s advice on how to prevent
the spread of disease-causing pathogens
from touch surfaces which pose a silent,
yet imminent threat.
About Dr. Bob Arnot
Dr. Bob Arnot is a nationally recognized
Emmy award winning television medical
correspondent reporting on CBS, NBC,
CNN, Discovery Health and Fox and recently
a contributor to Touchsurfaces.org.
About TouchSurfaces.Org
Touchsurfaces.org (http://www.touchsurfaces.org)
is a public service of BioTech Medical
LLC, North Canton, OH. The website is dedicated
to advancing public health by providing
educational information on new infection
control technologies and the effective
use of highly developed disinfectants.
The site further defines a paradigm shift
in the market – moving away from
utilizing traditional, highly toxic, and
dangerous germ killing solutions to alternatives
that protect high touch surfaces for longer
periods of time. Subsequently, our goal
is to both inform and educate the public
on product choices in the market by offering
scientific facts, features, and benefits
through comparative product and ingredient
summaries. Touchsurfaces.org relies upon
the professional experience and guidance
of physicians, clinical practitioners,
epidemiologists, infection control consultants,
and specialty chemical authorities who
are highly regarded in the industry. For
more information visit http://www.touchsurfaces.org. |
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