Installing an Air Purifier Could Protect You From Swine Flu
You can’t sneeze these days without some clever so-and-so in the vicinity making a joke about having swine flu, with a smirk on his/her face. I guess if we’re all joking about it it can only be a good thing – things haven’t gotten bad yet. So far the virus has been relatively well contained so far, with worldwide cases under a thousand to date and deaths a rarity. But to become lax and off guard about this would be rather silly. Clearly the risk of the spread escalating is still a serious one. In the UK the health service recently distributed a leaflet to every household in the country about how to prevent the spread of swine flu germs.The basic message of the pamphlet is this: “if you sneeze, do it in a tissue, then throw it away, then wash your hands, then wash your body, then cover yourself in paraffin and let it evaporate off your body”. (OK I made the last bit up). But the point being, if government officials are willing to take things this far and risk general panic, they must be really concerned about this spreading.
Well, tissues aside, a UK company that specialises in air conditioners has come up with a novel and potentially important way of preventing swine flu. According to JS Humidifiers’ blog, an air purifier could be effective in trapping and removing particles of swine flu virus from the air before it has a chance to spread. Air purifiers are usually used to cleanse the atmosphere in a room of pollutants and impurities which cause allergic reactions and even respiratory diseases, as well as unpleasant odours.But with most purifiers, fitted with HEPA air filters, they can block particles as tiny as 0.3 micrometers. The minute particles that make up the swine flu virus are just like normal flu particles, at approximately 100 nanometers in size – an air purifier would be able to trap and stop these particles in their tracks. Even more effective are those air purifiers fitted with a UV lamp, which fire ultra violet light at the air particles that pass through them, killing airborne viruses in the process.
This is really a remarkable discovery. Imagine if, rather than counting on people to make sure they don’t spread their germs to others, you could take the germs out of the air altogether with some strategically placed air purifiers in schools and workplaces! Perhaps the UK government could consider this as part of their strategy for dealing with the spread of the virus. And maybe this summer when you are considering buying a portable air conditioner for the home or workplace, you might think about cleansing the air as well as cooling it.
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