1. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer — the type recommended by health experts — contains ethyl alcohol, which can evaporate into an “ignitable vapor” at room temperature, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

     

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2. Nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities, (collectively known as long-term care facilities, LTCFs) provide a variety of services, both medical and personal care, to people who are unable to manage independently in the community. Over 4 million Americans are admitted to or reside in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities each year and nearly one million persons reside in assisted living facilities. Data about infections in LTCFs are limited, but it has been estimated in the medical literature that:

• 1 to 3 million serious infections occur every year in these facilities.

• Infections include urinary tract infection, diarrheal diseases, antibiotic-resistant staph infections and many others.

• Infections are a major cause of hospitalization and death; as many as 380,000 people die of the infections in LTCFs every year. 

      www.cdc.gov

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3.  Experts say hand sanitizer should not be left in your car

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       CBS News

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4. Fifteen Everyday Items Dirtier Than a Toilet Seat. These surfaces have more germs than the average toilet seat, and you’ve likely already touched at least one of them today.

 

      www.readersdigest.ca

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5. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week (April 10) that calls to poison control centers were up 20% nationally between January and March compared to previous years, with 45,550 poisonings reported. More than 80% of those calls involved disinfectants and more than half involved children under the age of 6.

 

       www.miamiherald.com

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6. Reported Adverse Health Effects in Children from Ingestion of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers in the United States, 2011–2014

 

      www.cdc.gov

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7. CDC puts C-difficile burden at 453,000 cases, 29,000 deaths 

 

      www.cidrap.umn.edu

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8. Lab tests of childrens' face masks show a wide range of serious germs, almost all bacteria, and just one virus.

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https://rationalground.com/dangerous-pathogens-found-on-childrens-face-masks/

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