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Due to the shortage of hand hygiene products, many ad-hoc producers, such as distilleries, industrial chemicals suppliers and cosmetic manufacturers have started producing and distributing hand sanitizers to fill the vacuum. As much as this is welcomed, it also presents a conflicting situation and raises the question which many health authorities, such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are starting to address - rogue hand sanitizer!
Numerous advances in medicine are unthinkable without the development of specific and powerful hygiene products - this is shown by the fascinating history of the fight against infection. It begins in antiquity and extends up to the present day.
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Proper treatment of a wound can be a very complex, time-consuming and costly task. In particular, this is why training offers for correct wound treatment abound on the market. It is not always easy to ascertain the cause of a wound, to typify it and to define a clear treatment regimen.
In December 2019, the city of Wuhan in China became the epicenter of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019 n-CoV) outbreak with the first case identified and confirmed on 7 Jan 2020. This unknown virus (likely originated from bats) quickly received global attention and further investigation showed a 70% genetic similarity to that of SARS-CoV (severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus). To date it have caused a death toll of 170 with 7739 confirmed infected cases in China and 75 across the globe. (Figures as at 30 Jan 2020).
Due to the shortage of hand hygiene products, many ad-hoc producers, such as distilleries, industrial chemicals suppliers and cosmetic manufacturers have started producing and distributing hand sanitizers to fill the vacuum. As much as this is welcomed, it also presents a conflicting situation and raises the question which many health authorities, such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are starting to address - rogue hand sanitizer!