MRSA Cases Far Outnumber School Shootings

During the eight-year period between the day in April 1999 when 15 people lost their lives at Columbine High School, and April 2007, when 33 people died at Virginia Tech, nearly 50 other people have died as a result of school-related shootings, according to a report compiled for the Virginia Tech Review Panel. While tragic, those numbers pale in comparison to the number of children in the United States who contract staph infections and the more dangerous and potentially-deadly methacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (a.k.a., “MRSA”).

Between Jan. 1, 2001 and Dec. 31, 2006, according to a study published in the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery (Vol. 135 No. 1, January 2009), more than 21,000 cases of head and neck Staphylococcus aureus were diagnosed by pediatricians. Among those, a six-year average of 21.6 percent -- -- or more than 4,500 -- of the children were diagnosed with MRSA.


Moreover, according to the study, MRSA cases accounted for only 11.8 percent of diagnoses in 2001 and, five years later, had climbed to 28.1 percent. The average age of children with the infections was only 6.7 years.

The good news is that safe, non-toxic and alcohol-free surface products available from CLEANpHIRST™ are available to help you work to battle efffectively against these infections.

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• Neutralize hazardous industrial chemicals at crime scenes and meth lab clean ups;
  

• Sanitize all blood-borne bacteria and viruses, including HIV (AIDS), SARS and Avian Bird Flu (H5N1) and MRSA; and

• Neutralize organic vapors and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).

The second product is DepHyze™ Ultra Clean. Though the name of the product makes it sound like something Billy Mays might have pitched, it’s performance is nothing short of extraordinary. A one-step cleaner and disinfectant, it:

• Is effective against bacteria, yeasts, viruses and mold;
  

• Inhibits the growth of mold and mildew;
  

• Will not damage furniture, counter tops and floor surfaces; and
  

• Kills with Log 5 efficacy – up to 99.999 percent of common household germs that cause colds, flu, food poisoning and other health risks.

• Contains NO ALCOHOL and, therefore, does not irritate the skin or cause the skin to dry out;

• Cleans as well as moisturizes the hands;
  

• Will not leave gel agents on the hands that can harbor bacteria; and
  

• Offers unprecedented Log 5 efficacy (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate on Staphylococcus aureus) and has been proven proven effective against Norovirus, MRSA and Clostridium difficile ("C. diff.").

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