by Infection Control Technologies | Jun 5, 2019 | Facility Hygiene and Maintenance
A local Legionnaires outbreak has turned deadly and we’d like to take this opportunity to review what causes Legionnaires and how to prevent it. The recent outbreak has been responsible for 5 deaths and at least an additional 22 illnesses. Symptoms initially...
by Infection Control Technologies | May 8, 2019 | Health
New York Senator Chuck Schumer is calling on the Federal Government to declare a public health emergency. The calls come over deadly superbug Candida auris, a superbug fungus which is killing people nationwide. A declaration of a public health emergency would...
by Infection Control Technologies | May 3, 2019 | Facility Hygiene and Maintenance, Schools and Institutions
It’s back. The Measles that is. The sometimes deadly disease previously infected 3 to 4 million people a year, mostly children, prior to the development of a vaccine in 1963. In 2000 it was declared eradicated from the United States. Now a mere 19 years later...
by Infection Control Technologies | Apr 17, 2019 | Facility and Equipment Biological Decontamination, Heathcare
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has sounded the alarm on Candida auris, an emerging global health threat. What is Candida auris? It’s a fungus that infects the bloodstream and was first identified in 2009 in Japan. Since then it has been detected in...
by Infection Control Technologies | Feb 27, 2019 | Trauma and Crime Scene Cleanup
It’s far too common, unfortunately, for the nightly news to report another violent crime resulting in hostages or lockdowns. But after the emergency is quelled, the responders pull away, and the cameras leave, a less-obvious danger can still linger: In the wake of...
