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Sterilising the air you breathe
SARS1.
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The World Health Organisationwarns that Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome, or
SARS, is a new global threat
Source: World Health Organisation
WHO officials outside a Hong Kong housing estate
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What it Does:
Medixair:
Kills 99.999%* ofAirborne Pathogens
Proven Performance Protects People
*See Websitewww.medicaire.com for further details
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Airborne DiseasesSpread Quickly:
Test by Penn State University: A highly infective TB patient
Placed on the 1st floor of an average 10 storey
building (with HVAC air distribution)
Resu
lts: After 8 hours: a person on the 10th floor wouldhave accumulated enough total exposure to have
achieved a 33% risk of contracting tuberculosis
Clearly the possibility ofcontracting a disease in
a typical office building exists
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Kill RatesKill Rates
Source: Microsearch Laboratories (UKAS accredited)
Result: Kills 99.999%* of micro-organisms
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Pathogen Identification:Coronavirus
Source: Airborne Respiratory Diseases & Mechanical Systems forControl ofMicrobes - By W. J. Kowalski,P.E. Graduate Researcher, WilliamBahnfleth, PhD, P.E. Assistant ProfessorThe Pennsylvania State
University- Architectural Engineering Department
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Kill RatesKill Rates
Source: Microsearch Laboratories (UKAS accredited)
Result:A 59% reduction in the bio-burden (even when challenged
from a higher external input load)
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SevereAcute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS) It is a potential fatal disease that is being spread around
the world by air travel -
Coronavirus is believed to be the chiefcause
(US data CDC)
One of the pathogens that cause the common cold Particle size: 0.11 microns small enough to be airborne
Spread through coughing and sneezing Pathogens are projected and become airborne
The disease is spreading at Breakneck speed (WHO) Confirmed Cases Rising Daily; and
Mortality rates are at high
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The Risksare Global World Health Organisation has recommended no-one
travel to certain regions: This recommendation will be for more than one region
and continent
People everywhere are at risk and changing their plans
CNN Poll: Would the warning from the World HealthOrganization make you change your travel
plans?
Yes 92
%
2524votes
No8%
215votes
Total: 2739 votes
People are being ordered to remain at home in quarantine:
One city state has ordered people believed at risk fromSARS to stay home for10 days or face fines
Dr.Carlo Urbani, an expert on communicable
diseases, has died SARS.
The disease spreads at breakneck speed (WHO)
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Why Medixair?
Proven Kill 99.999%
Designed for effective control of airbornedisease
Safe & easy to use
Protects You, YourCustomers & YourEmployees
Proven Performance Protects People
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Further information available from
www.medicaire.com
www.medixair.com
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