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Recently, the news media has been awash in reports about infectious disease. The blunt reality is that infectious diseases caused by bacteria and viruses have long been a major health issue, well before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. An array of other types of dangerous pathogens can contaminate a home or business, leaving people – including your own family – at grave risk of serious and even fatal illness. If a property is believed to contaminated with a dangerous bacterium or virus, professional remediation is the surest way to restore achieve a safe status. Call our veteran-led Infectious disease and decontamination services company.
If you face a situation in which bodily fluids like blood are present at your home or business, you must understand that there exists a specific procedure that you need to follow to clean it up. The proper way to clean up bodily fluids like blood has a sharp focus on safety and the comprehensive…
Let’s face it. Bloodborne pathogens and the threat they pose to the human population aren’t anything new. Nevertheless, the threat of long-term complications that are associated with the contraction of bloodborne diseases shouldn’t be ignored. While the CDC estimates that over 5 million healthcare workers and those in related fields are at risk for contracting…
Fecal incontinence is a relatively widespread problem among older adults. The fact is that specifically ascertaining how many older people suffer from fecal incontinence is challenging. Fecal incontinence is a medical condition that is embarrassing to those people that suffer from it. As a result, those who suffer from this condition oftentimes try to hide…
You may find yourself in a situation in which you need to clean up a considerable amount of human feces. A number of reasons can exist that results in facing this type of unpleasant – and dangerous – task. For example, you may have an elderly loved one who is incontinent. No matter the underlying…
Accidents of all types can happen in a workplace. These include incidents in which human feces can end up contaminating the floor or some other area at a business or some other location where people work and the public access. There are important issues to bear in mind when human feces contamination occurs and the…
Unless you’ve lived a particularly sheltered existence, you’ve somewhat of a basic understanding that exposure to blood and other bodily fluids can present some sort of health risk. You probably realize that is because another person’s blood and bodily fluids can contain what routinely are called germs, un-seeable particles that cause diseases. In fact, blood…
If you find yourself facing the need to cleanup urine and feces, you have a situation at hand that can be both challenging and risky. You need to understand the safe pathway to thorough urine and feces cleanup. As a result, you’re provided information about: Situations that give rise to the need for comprehensive urine…
One of the most alarming and dangerous situations that can occur in a residence or business is the contamination of the premises by water containing human waste. If you ever find yourself in a situation in which you face a significant flow of wastewater into your residence, there are specific tactics you must employ to…
A variety of health issues can cause an elderly person to suffer from bowel incontinence. This type of incontinence is a condition in which an individual lacks proper control over his or her bowels. As a consequence, an elderly person laboring under this condition has a propensity for defecating in unfortunate locations. Simply, they oftentimes…
Bowel incontinence, also known as feces incontinence, is a relatively common problem plaguing older adults, men and women in their Golden Years. In basic terms, bowel incontinence is the inability of a person to control bowel movements. A person with bowel incontinence is prone to accidental defecation. In other words, a person suffering from this…
A notable percentage of older people develop what medically is known as elderly bowel incontinence. If you’re the child or caretaker of an older person, you need to have a basic understanding of elderly bowel incontinence, it’s causes, and the impact it can have on an older person’s life generally and living space specifically. Bowel…
Bloodborne pathogens are hazardous microorganisms like viruses and bacteria that have the potential for causing disease and illness in human beings. Indeed, there are bloodborne pathogens that can cause chronic disease or permanent illness. There are bloodborne pathogens that can prove to be fatal. If you find yourself exposed to blood or bodily fluids that…
Since the early days of the AIDS pandemic in the early 1980s, over 77 million people have become infected worldwide with HIV, the virus responsible for setting the stage for AIDS-related illnesses. Over 35 million people have died as a result of these various AIDS-related illnesses. In 2017 alone, approximately 940,000 people around the globe…
In basic terms, biohazard cleanup is the thorough elimination of potentially dangerous biological substances. Any individual involved in a biohazard cleanup process faces the prospect of exposure to what are known as dangerous pathogens. These pathogens include bacteria and viruses that have the potential for causing disease, including serious and even potentially fatal illness. Because…
Undoubtedly, you are familiar with the terms cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization. However, if you are like most people, you may lack a complete understanding of the differences between cleaning and disinfection. You may not fully understand what is meant by sterilization. Definition of Cleaning Cleaning is a process designed to eliminate debris from a surface…
Life can take unexpected courses and present unimaginable challenges. Many of these unanticipated challenges arise when a loved one is injured, becomes ill, or ages. Indeed, some of the issues that accompany injury, illness, and aging prove difficult to even discuss. One such issue is a situation in which an injury, illness, aging, or some…
A relatively well-known book is entitled Everyone Poops. The book attempts to make the point that humans, as well as mammals and other types of animals, defecate. While it is true that “everyone poops,” a good many people do now know the contents of human feces. This lack of knowledge is actually quite understandable inasmuch…
If you face a blood spill at your home or business, there are procedures in place to clean up spilled blood (and other bodily fluids) depending in part on whether the spill occurred on a hard or carpeted surface. These procedures exist to keep you and others safe during the cleanup process and to ensure…
If you face a situation in your home or elsewhere in which you need to clean up blood, you may have some basic questions about the process. One such question is likely to be can you use bleach to safely and effectively clean up blood? As is oftentimes the case, the answer to this question…
If you are like most people, you have a basic understanding that blood and other bodily fluids can contain dangerous pathogens. These are known as biohazards. If you are also like many people, you may wonder if dried blood is dangerous. You may wonder why dry blood is classified by some people as a biohazard.…
With some luck, you never encounter a situation in which you face the prospect of cleaning up blood and other bodily fluids. Of course, wishing someone “best of luck” is not foolproof. Odds are that you very well may face a point in life at which you have a situation involving blood and bodily fluid…
Each and every year, people across the United States are infected by serious bloodborne pathogens. Some of these viruses and bacteria result in diseases that are treatable. Other infections can result in chronic conditions that can only be managed. All people need to have a general and authoritative understanding of what can be done to…
Dangerous bloodborne pathogens can also be found in other bodily fluids. Because of this reality, people must take caution when they come into contact not only with the blood but also with different bodily fluids. Most Common Bodily Fluids in Which Bloodborne Pathogens Are Found In addition to blood, the two most common bodily fluids in which…
The U.S. National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health provides a comprehensive and succinct definition of bloodborne pathogen: A pathogen is something that causes disease. Germs that can cause long-lasting infection in human blood and disease in humans are called bloodborne pathogens. In order to protect your health and the health of others, you…
Different types of bloodborne pathogens render the process of cleaning up blood potentially dangerous, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Indeed, the CDC provides significant resources addressing blood safety, including safe cleanup practices associated with blood. Common Bloodborne Pathogens There is a trio of dangerous bloodborne pathogens that are most common. These are: HIV…
Sharps are medical or therapeutic devices or objects that come complete with projections, corners, or edges capable of piercing or cutting the skin. Sharps are also capable of piercing or cutting regular waste bags or receptacles. Laws at both the federal and state level regulate the manner in which sharps are to be disposed of. These…
Every day in California, people die in bed. In some cases, people experience traumatic deaths which result in blood staining a mattress. In other situations, people die, and their remains aren’t immediately discovered, resulting in fluids contaminating a mattress. Disposal of Uncontaminated Mattress If a person passes away in bed from natural causes, and the…
Airborne pathogens are classified as diseases that are spread through the air from one individual to another, according to the National Safety Council. These pathogens are transmitted through coughing and sneezing. There are three airborne pathogens that are most commonly spread. Tuberculosis What Is Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis is a disease caused by bacteria medically known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis,…
Hepatitis A Description Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection, according to the Mayo Clinic. The disease can result in liver inflammation. It can also impair liver functioning. How Is Hepatitis A Transmitted? Hepatitis A is transmitted in a number of different ways. The virus that causes hepatitis A can be transmitted through contact…
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