Posts Tagged ‘virus’
Can 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 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 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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