Email: ecsllc5596@gmail.com Call: (901) 300-0784 A pandemic occurs when a disease—like COVID-19—is prevalent throughout an entire country or in this case, the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) was established when diplomats met to form the United Nations in 1945. It was during this meeting, some 75 years ago, that the discussion on establishing a global health organization began. The constitution or ruling policies for WHO came into force on April 7, 1948, making every April 7th World Health Day. On March 11, 2020, WHO identified the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak as a pandemic. Nothing prior to this date had ever been classified as pandemic caused by a new coronavirus; however, there were four other pandemics in the past century, all caused by novel influenza viruses. Pandemics are different from epidemics. A pandemic may be characterized as a type of epidemic with greater range and coverage, but an epidemic, which is an outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many people at the same time, is not a type of a pandemic. There is no vaccine that combats the coronavirus disease which is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person and can be spread by people who are asymptomatic or not showing symptoms of the disease. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a list of disinfectants for use against various viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Known as the “List N,” it is important to understand that the disinfectants listed are for use on surfaces, not persons and that even if a product is listed, it does not constitute an endorsement by the EPA. Environmental Control Sanitizer (ECS), LLC, is a Memphis-based sanitizing company that uses a spray technique to kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus on surfaces like counters and doorknobs. The EPA expects the product that ECS uses kills the coronavirus disease because it has demonstrated effectiveness against harder-to-kill viruses and another type of human coronavirus similar to the coronavirus (COVID-19). ECS technicians are versed in what to do to sanitize your environment and how to do it correctly. The EPA does not recommend the use of fumigation or wide-area spraying to control COVID-19 as these are not appropriate tools for cleaning contaminated surfaces. To prevent the spread of the disease, the CDC highly recommends cleaning contaminated surfaces with liquid products like the one ECS uses. While you are encouraged to wipe down frequently touched surfaces daily, the EPA does not review the effectiveness of common household ingredients like rubbing alcohol, or vinegar and therefore cannot verify how well these types of substances work to kill the novel coronavirus. However, antimicrobial pesticides, are reviewed and registered by the EPA and are recommended for removing pathogens like SARS-COV-2, the novel human coronavirus. Choose Environmental Control Sanitizer for all of your sanitizing needs. They get the job done right the first time! 12
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