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DID YOU KNOW?
HAVE YOU HEARD?
of germs, bacteria, and viruses are transmitted by touching surfaces.www.webmd.com
bREATHINg cHAllENgEscan be caused or aggravated by polluted indoor air.www.webmd.com
Avian bird FluH5N8
blackMold
MRsAsuperbug staph
strep
E coli
A University of Cincinnati study also states that the activTek Air Scrubber can REDUcE AppROxIMATElY 90% OF AIRbORNE MIcRO ORgANIsMs2.
1StudyconductedbyDr.JamesL.Marsden,KansasStateUniversity.PublishedintheJournalofRapidMethods&Automa-tioninMicrobiology15(2007).TestresultsonMRSASuperbugandAvianBirdFluH5N8werebasedonsurfacecleaning.Inaseparatestudy,Dr.JillBieker,aresearcherfromtheU.S.NationalNuclearSecurityAdministration’sSandiaNationalLaboratories,assistedDr.MarsdenwiththetestingonAvianInfluenza(H5N8).
2StudyconductedbyDr.SergeyA.Grinshpun,UniversityofCincinnati.PublishedintheJournalofEnvironmentalScienceandTechnology,January2007.
3Theseproductsarenotintendedtodiagnose,treat,cure,orpreventanydisease.TheyaredesignedtoimprovetheIndoorAirQualityby:(1)Reducingparticlesintheairsuchasdust&pollen,(2)ReducingVOC’s(chemicalpollution)and(3)Reducingmicro-organisms(germs,viruses,andbacteria).
The Flu… Avian bird Flu… WHAT sTRAIN Is NExT?
It has been proven to destroy up to 99.9% of all sURFAcEbAcTERIA, VIRUsEs & gERMs it hasbeen tested on.1
with Activepure Technology.
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The “Air scrubber” cleans while you sleep.It’s the 21st century way of cleaning!
The activTek INDUCT 2000 “Air Scrubber” is designed to help eliminate Indoor Air Quality risks3 (also known as sick building syndrome) by reducing pet & cooking odors, air pollutants, VOCs (chemical odors), smoke, mold, bacteria, and viruses.
Dirty heating and air conditioning system that needs cleaning.
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Does anyone in your family have breathing challenges? m YEs m NO
Do you ever smell pet odors in your home? m YEs m NO
Do you ever smell cooking odors or musty odors? m YEs m NO
Do you have cigarette smokers or smoke odors in your home? m YEs m NO
Would you like to reduce approximately 90% of airborne bacteria, viruses, and germs?2 m YEs m NO
Would you like to reduce up to 99.9% of bacteria, viruses, and germs such as staph, MRsA superbug, E. coli, strep, and Mold on surfaces?1 (Example: Kitchen countertops, Sinks, and Bathrooms) m YEs m NO
to germs, bacteria & viruses.
Microbe
Major identifier
Most at risk
sourcesother syM
ptoMs
death possible
drugresistant
coMM
ent%
Microbe
surface reduction froM
activtek induct 2000
Staphylococcus aureusM
any types of InfectionAll
especially elderlyM
osocomial infections indwelling catheters
ventilatorsRespiratory tract sepsis; toxic shock syndrom
e, pneumonia,
skin lesionsYes
YesLeading cause of hospital
acquired infectionsLog 1.85 =
about 97.5%
Staphylococcus AureusM
ethicillin Resistant (MRSA)
Skin infectionIm
mune
comprom
isedDirect Contact IVs,
Catheters etcBed sores, skin lesions, boils
YesYes
Methicillin
Usually found on skin and in noseabout 99.8%
Avian bird flu (H5N8)Yes
about 99%
E. Coli 100’s of strains (strain 0157 causes severe illness)
Bloody diarrheaChildren <
5and elderly
Contaminated m
ilk, meat, water, contact with
animal feces
High BP, jaundice, seizures, skin bleeding, kidney damage
or failureYes, in 5%
of cases
Log 1.81 = about 98.1%
Bacillus spp (Over 58 types – only 2 serious to hum
ans)Log 2.38 =
about 99.3%
Bacillus anthracisAnthrax surrogate
AllAg environm
ent and bio-chemical weapons
Hemorrhage and necrosis
YesProduces exotoxins
Included above
Bacillus cereusM
ilk food poisoningAll
Animal contact and food
Vomiting and diarrhea
Included above
Streptococcus spp (Group A)Septic sore throat
AllIm
proper food handlingScarlet fever, tonsillitis, high fever, diarrhea, vom
itingLow rate
NoLog 1.64 =
about 96.4%
Pseudomonas spp.
SepsisAll
Direct contact urinary catheters, ventilators,IV contam
inationPneum
onia 16% – urinary tract 12%
- sepsis – respiratory infections
YesYes
30% fatal in the
imm
une-comprom
isedLog 2 =
99%
L. Monocytogenes
Soft cheese, under-cooked chicken, fish, ice
machines
Pregnant women
and newbornsIm
proper food handlingFever, m
uscle aches, nausea, diarrhea, stiff neck, minic
stroke, meningitis & encephalitis
Yes, fetus 80%In US - 2500 cases/yr. with 500
deaths and increasingLog 2.75 =
about 99.75%
C. (candida) AlbicansGenital rashes, fatigue, oral thrush plus m
oreW
omen and m
enA norm
al “flora’ within the gut – it can “morph”
into fungus and penetrate intestinal wallFungal growth – Leaky gut syndrom
e, intestinal (or other) infections
Difficult to
cureM
ost comm
on in genital area, of-ten result of too m
any antibioticsLog 3.22 =
over 99.9%
Stachybotrys ChartarumEnvironm
ental mold
– usually slimy or black
AllM
oisture and cellulose (most Com
mon)
Rashes, headaches, nausea, myalgias, fatigue, im
mune
system weakness
YesProduces toxicgases (m
yco-toxins)
Log 3.32 = over 99.9%
reduce up to 99.9% of surface M
icroorganisms
1 Information in above chart gathered from
KSU Study and other reliable scientific sources!
MICROORGANISM
S SUCH AS:•
Escherichia coli•
Listeria monocytogenes
• Streptococcus spp
• Candida albicans
• Pseudom
onas aeruginosa•
Bacillus spp.•
Staphylococcus aureus•
S. chartarum
According to a study1 by Kansas State University, the surface populations of the
above listed Micro-organism
s were reduced by up to 99.9% in just 24 hours by the
activTek INDUCT 2000 “Air Scrubber”.