Would you like sickness with that?
This swab sample was taken from a touch screen til in a cafe last week. The till looked perfectly clean, the swab showed otherwise – those red splodges show that coliforms are present – these are found in the gut…
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How important is staff wellbeing in your workplace?
Dr Doug Wright, medical director at Aviva UK Health, said having employees who are unwell at work is a “false economy”. When people come to work unwell, they spread their infectious illness. All it takes is a cough, sneeze…
Why you should cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough…
To help avoid spreading flu germs, cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze. The flu virus is passed from one person to the other through fluids from mouth and nose secretions. When we cough and sneeze, those droplets go…
Are you a germaphobe? Do you need help?
Microshield are all about improving hygiene. Anyone can use our cost effective, environmentally friendly, non allergenic disinfection service to create cleaner healthier environments. Don’t assume manual cleaning is enough. For more information visit www.micro-shield.co.uk #microshield #protectingpeople #disinfection #reducerisk #infectionprevention
Is your favourite coffee shop taking your health seriously?
This revolting story is exactly why we all need to step up our hygiene practices. Either people aren’t washing their hands after going to the toilet or they’re not cleaning properly. No one expects to be handed a coffee with…
Why cleaning isn’t always enough…
Bacterial and viral infections have many things in common. Both types of infections are caused by microbes and are spread by coughing, sneezing, contact with infected people and contact with contaminated surfaces. Whilst it’s important to clean manually to rid…
Would you knowingly send your child into a pit of C.Diff?
Sand play pits harbour the emerging superbug C. diff that causes stomach upsets and diarrhoea and in rare cases damages the gut, a new study found. More than half of all sandpits for children and pets tested were swarming…
What nasties would Microshield find on your desk?
Do you wash your hands every time you go to the toilet? Do your colleagues? When we take swabs from cleaned surfaces, the main thing that shows up in almost every case is coliforms. These come from the gut and…