Toilet seats, bath mats, and other essentials can harbor bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens that make us sick. Here’s why it’s important to disinfect these items regularly.
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by Jim Morrison: The SARS-CoV-2 virus endures for days on plastic or metal but disintegrates soon after landing on copper surfaces. Here’s why…
When researchers reported last month that the novel coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic survives for days on glass and stainless steel but dies within hours after landing on copper, the only thing that surprised Bill Keevil was that the pathogen lasted so long on copper.
Keevil, a microbiology researcher at the University of Southampton in England, has studied the antimicrobial effects of copper for more than two decades. He has watched in his laboratory as the simple metal slew one bad bug after another. He began with the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s Disease and then turned to drug-resistant killer infections like Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). He tested viruses that caused worldwide health scares such as Middle East
More doctors double down on double masking
We ve always been told two is better one and now more doctors are supporting double masking.
Research shows wearing two masks can offer more protection than one. Author: Heather Hope (Reporter) Updated: 5:17 PM PST January 30, 2021
SAN DIEGO More doctors are doubling down on double masking. Dr. Michael G. Schmidt, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the Medical University of South Carolina says more is better, any barrier that you can put in place between you and the virus will protect you.”
Our nation’s top medical officials are also saying two are better than one.