9.1.06.
To whom it may concern. Efficacy in eliminating
viral outbreaks
First we need to understand how a virus moves, incubates
and multiplies - the life cycle.
Mature virus has the ability to swim with direction
toward its preferred host at up to twelve miles per
hour.
On entering the air sacs in the lungs of the host it will
continue its life cycle causing to the host unwanted stress
and other side effects, dependant on the strain of virus.
If the host is unable to fight the virus effectively then
it will manifest and begin to multiply. The host will then
invariably, through reparation, emit into the atmosphere
the progeny of the original, while suffering the side effects
of the unwanted guest. These can be colds, coughs, shakes,
sweating, stress as well as other symptoms and eventually
result in the death of the host.
If the potential host is not in a state of “diss ease”
ie is emotionally, environmentally, physically and mentally
in good health, then it is unlikely the virus will be able
to manifest as an opportunist in that host. For birds that
are kept in a less than optimal environment then the potentiality
of the virus is greatly increased.
Products that can be used to kill viruses range greatly;
ultra violet light at the correct frequency is excellent!
Most household cleaners and industrial disinfectants
are excellent when in laboratory conditions. In these
circumstances the virus is contained in an alien environment
to itself, such as in a suspension or on a hard surface.
We need to know how to reduce the risk of a virus entering
the area we need to protect, e.g. farm livestock buildings.
The air entering a building should be scrubbed. The
best method for this is to fog (saturate the air) and
remove any particulates from the incoming air prior
to running it through intense Ultra Violet light at
the appropriate wavelength. Filtration through filters
is not particularly effective or economical due to clogging,
potential damage and high maintenance.
Water and feed stuffs entering the building should
also be treated effectively. All equipment and personnel
should be decontaminated prior to entry and on leaving
the building in a purpose built decontamination unit.
Many disinfectants are suitable as mentioned above,
as long as they are not aggressive to the equipment
or personnel which few can claim with integrity.
All waste products from the unit should also be treated,
air scrubbed, excrement heated to 60 degrees and above,
for not less than ten minutes.
Even with these infection control procedures in place,
there is always the potential for human and or equipment
failure. Therefore a product needs to be used that is effective
against the virus, not just in the laboratory but in its
own environment. It must follow the following criteria so
that it can be used effectively in the confines of a farm
building with people and livestock within. The product should
also have been through generation testing with biopsies
of skin, eye, lung, hair and liver to at least fourth or
fifth generation life cycle exposure. The results need to
contain no increases to the norm levels, of any of the constituents
of the proposed disinfectant product being used.
It should be environmentally friendly and must contain
no Alcohol, no Phenol, no Chlorine or Aldehyde. It must
also be non toxic, non corrosive, non irritating, non carcinogenic
and non staining.
If the above criteria are met then it should be fogged
into the atmosphere at pre calculated levels, particulate
sizes ranging from less than 2 to 8 microns. Ultra sonic
nozzles (the most effective as well as silent) are ideal.
In the droplet state. a virus meets with the disinfectant.
They join as one (as they are similar sizes) and the
kill is made.
In a gaseous state the product can be breathed in allowing
any virus in the lung or air sac to be killed with no
effect to the host. As surfaces change in temperature
the product condenses, again resulting in the kill of
the virus on that surface. Disinfectant accumulating
on surfaces will remain effective against viruses until
washed away, or the product becomes biologically overloaded.
As an independent company specialising in infection
control, we have to date looked at many products on
the market. Many of them meet some of the requirements
mentioned above but not all.
The only product that meets with all the above criteria
in specification, efficacy testing, safety data and can
be used as needed is “SteriChelle.”
We continue to strive to find a competitor to this
unique product!
Signed,
Mr Chris Pearson,
G.N.P.
General Natural Practitioner
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