Posts Tagged ‘virus’
Monkeypox: an update from GAMA Healthcare’s Clinical team
With the World Health Organisation looking to rename monkeypox virus next week, GAMA’s Clinical & Scientific Director shares an update on what we know about the virus so far. What’s the latest epidemiology of the outbreak? The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has recently published an epidemiological summary of the monkeypox outbreak in the UK. The latest…
Read MoreCan Clinell products kill monkeypox virus?
Today on the blog we share the latest information about monkeypox virus and discuss how effective Clinell products are at killing it. What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a viral infection caused by an enveloped virus which belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. Are Clinell wipes effective against monkeypox? Although the role of surfaces in the transmission of the…
Read MoreClinell efficacy against coronavirus (COVID-19)
Resources Coronavirus Efficacy Report – Clinell Universal Wipes PDF 1.3 MB Coronavirus Efficacy Report (MERS-CoV) – Universal and Sporicidal PDF 8.8 MB Coronavirus Efficacy Report – Clinell Universal Wipes CW200 PDF 1.3 MB Clinell Universal Wipes are proven effective against the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in a 30 second contact time. [Update 30/11/21: Evidence suggests…
Read MoreAssessing the risk of hospital transmission of COVID-19
As hospitals move past the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of hospital-transmission looms large. Elective services will reopen and patients who have not been exposed to COVID-19 as a result of the broadly successful lockdown will come into hospitals and risk exposure to patient (and staff) with COVID-19 infections. How big is this…
Read MoreWill UV light stop the COVID-19 outbreak?
Hospitals all over the world are deploying UV light systems for the first time. Members of the public living under lockdown are desperately hoping Summer will stop the outbreak. Some hospitals are even using UV in efforts to reuse PPE. But will UV light actually stop the spread of the virus? To help make sure…
Read MoreInfection prevention experts answer your top coronavirus questions
Our infection prevention experts and scientists answer some of the general public’s biggest questions surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. With answers from our Clinical and Science & Innovation teams. [If you’re a healthcare professional, you should follow local, national and international guidance on the matter as appropriate]. Do face masks actually protect you against coronavirus?…
Read MoreThe impact of an environmental hygiene intervention in reducing the spread of viruses in an office building
Have you suspected your office colleague in giving you that cold? Well, this study suggests that sometimes, you might be right, and that a hygiene intervention including the use of hand sanitising wipes can help to reduce the changes of virus spread in an office setting. The study was performed in an office building in which around…
Read MoreCould you wipe away viral illness at home?
An interesting study published a couple of years ago showed that transmission of bacteriophage used as a surrogate for respiratory viruses was reduced significantly by introducing a once-per-day hand wipe in the home environment. Could this suggest that hand wipes have a role in reducing viral illness at home? Five households, each containing two adults and three…
Read MoreTransmission routes of the Zika virus
The Zika virus was first identified in Africa in the 1940s but has recently hit the headlines due to a sharp apparent increase in prevalence in some parts of the world, and a potential link with microcephaly. The Zika virus is transmitted mainly through mosquito bites, but could there be any infection prevention and control implications?…
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