TouchSurfaces.Org Launches Public Health Information Site
Advanced Disinfectant Ideal for Use Around Children and Pets
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, 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.