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Respirators Recommended by Leading Health Organizations Inadequate to Protect Users from H5N1 Avian Influenza Ppandemic, According to Respirator Distr

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 25, 2007 -- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) all recommend the use of N95 respirators that are unlikely to be effective at properly protecting users against H5N1 Avian Influenza, according to a respirator distributor. Now, a new line of antimicrobial respirators that meet and exceeds CDC and WHO standards for protection against airborne illnesses such as Avian Influenza -- made by The Safe Life Corporation -- is available.



Use of proper respirators will be key to protect people in the event of a H5N1 pandemic outbreak. It is critical that if the H5N1 influenza pandemic occurs that people protect themselves from respiratory secretions (coughs and sneezes) of other persons who may be infected by using proper respirators. The CDC, WHO and NIOSH suggest that people use an NIOSH approved N95 respirator that has 95% efficiency in filtering out particles greater than 0.3 micron under normal rate of respiration. N95s were originally created to protect workers from industrial dust & particulates but will likely prove ineffective against airborne viral threats.

While widely available N95 respirators filter out most dust particles, bacteria and fungi, smaller viruses fall below the 0.3-micron size and can escape filtration. Historically NIOSH approved N95s respirators have customarily been recommended in TB control. With the threat of the H5N1 avian flu looming the CDC and WHO have recommended N95 respirators for other biological particles such as SARS and avian influenza.

However, the NIOSH certification process does not include an evaluation of viral filtration efficiency. Furthermore, recent studies suggest that NIOSH approved respirators do not stop biological particles less than 0.3 microns in size with 95% filtration efficiency as it was historically assumed. N95 disposable respirators are inadequate to ensure that the wearer is protected during airborne viral exposures such as the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

There are new generation respirators that use anti-microbial properties. The Safe Life Corporation Triosyn respirator is implanted with a specially designed anti-microbial filtration layer containing Triosyn® resin. Triosyn resin is a unique iodine media that harnesses the antimicrobial power of iodine. Triosyn controls the delivery and dosage of molecular iodine directly to microorganisms. Triosyn resin offers a unique mechanism of capture that stops microorganisms on contact.

NIOSH approved N95 respirators will typically let 100 to 10,000 times more viruses pass through standard N95 respirators than the Safe Life Triosyn disposable respirators. The Safe Life Triosyn product line of respirators meet and exceed CDC and WHO standards for protection against airborne illnesses such as Avian Influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and tuberculosis as well as a broad spectrum of other airborne threats. Safe Life Triosyn Respirators are the only disposable respirators that can be counted on to stop 99.99% of both airborne and droplet virus. For more information, please visit www.birdflumask.us.

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