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A student living in the residence halls tested positive for tuberculosis last week and was treated and released from an area hospital. The student is in isolation and will not return to campus until he or she is medically cleared of all symptoms....
Gary Biazzo
posted 2/15/08 @ 6:18 PM CST
A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
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In the past few years we have been educated through the media about SARS, Avian Flu, MRSA, Norovirus, AD14 (Adenovirus) and a resurgence of Tuberculosis. Each can be spread through contact and transfer and with the exception of MRSA, through the air. All are out in the community and affecting people every day. While SARS and Avian Flu are not currently affecting people in the US they do present an ever, present threat today. In a world concerned with terrorist threats we seem to be oblivious to the clear and present dangers in our midst.
Two years ago Avian Flu was confined to a small area in Southeast Asia. Today, it has spread across Europe and Africa and is found among poultry in several US states as well South and Central America. MRSA has left the confines of medical facilities and is now found in the community affecting schools, athletic teams and playgrounds and we are still oblivious. Norovirus is dismissed as a common occurrence in various facilities, a seasonal woe, yet it will go through a school, hospital, jail or senior care facility in days afflicting great numbers of people in a very short time. We are just beginning to hear about AD14, a killer cold, the thought of which sends chills up my spine, and it is with us today. Tuberculosis, highly infectious and deadly is showing resurgence in the US and around the world.
The point of all this is that we do not have to wait for pandemic flu or some other malady to befall us. We are being bombarded with new and existing health threats on a daily basis. And as we begin a new century we need to integrate systems into our infrastructure to deal with these continuing threats.
A necessary addition to our infrastructure is a technology that will mitigate the spread of these threats. One that is cost effective and will continuously sanitizes the air and surfaces, killing bacteria as quickly as it is produced. The technology used by IAQ Services has been shown to be effective against every virus, bacteria, mold, and other fungus against which it has been applied to date. Also, independent university studies have documented that it is effective against the H5N8 virus, MRSA, nonresistant Staphylococcus Aureus, E-Coli, Listeria Monocytogenes, Candida Albicans, Stachybotrus Chartarum (Black Mold), Streptococcus, Pseudomonas, and Bacillus Subtillus.
This technology is currently in use in 70 countries around the world, residentially and commercially. It is in use by federal, state and local government, in airplanes, by hospitals, in daycares and office buildings. Anyplace germs can be found it silently does its job destroying them immediately, in the air and on surfaces. As the technology is proactive it can kill surface bacteria, something no filter can do.
IAQ Services has been providing air and water purification systems around the world since 2005. We bring affordable solutions that work and are measurable to residential and commercial properties, such as the Pentagon, Quest Convention Center, Omaha, NB, Oregon Convention Center, over 100 hospitals and 5 million homes. Independent test data available upon request. For more information contact:
Gary Biazzo
Advanced Oxidation Specialist
IAQ Services
PO Box 146
Oregon City, OR 97045
(503) 656-2523
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