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COVID-19 and the Use of Disinfectants



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  • Corporate Authors:
    Michigan State University. College of Human Medicine
  • Description:
    Part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the recommendation that "Frequent disinfection of surfaces and objects touched by multiple people is important." An increased use of disinfectants may increase the number of adverse health effects that will occur from exposure to disinfectants. In the April 20, 2020 MMWR, the CDC reported on the number of calls about cleaners and disinfectants to United States poison control centers from January 1, 2020 to March 30, 2020. Compared to the same time period in 2019, the number of calls about cleaners increased 20.4% and the number of calls about disinfectants increased 16.4%. There have been multiple publications about the association between cleaning products, disinfectants and asthma and respiratory symptoms. These publications have included: cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, case reports and exposure analyses; specific respiratory allergens that have been identified in cleaning products; and studies that have identified an increased risk of developing asthma with both the frequency of use and the method of application (e.g., spraying versus wiping) of cleaning agents (13). We examined the calls to the Michigan Poison Center (MiPC) located at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, which covers the entire state of Michigan. Data from the Michigan Poison Center ToxSentry system was accessed for two time periods: 1/1/2019 to 4/30/2019 and 1/1/2020 to 4/30/2020. Using the ToxSentry Query Builder, all exposure-related calls to the MiPC where the exposure was a cleaner or disinfectant were selected. Unlike the national data reported by the CDC, which were grouped as all calls regarding cleaners and disinfectants, we also looked at subcategories within the call data, including: calls involving symptoms, and calls where the caller saw a health care provider. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Publisher:
    Michigan State University-College of Human Medicine
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Newsletter
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    1-5
  • Volume:
    31
  • Issue:
    3
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20066650
  • Citation:
    Project S.E.N.S.O.R. News 2020 May; 31(3):1-5
  • Contact Point Address:
    MSU-CHM, West Fee Hall, 909 Fee Road, Room 117, East Lansing, MI 48824-1316
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2020
  • Performing Organization:
    Michigan State University
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    Project S.E.N.S.O.R. News
  • End Date:
    20260630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:c217f55605640156a50602366347563da8f961e47b9830010d1ec740044588c850f325929abd9609d59e7f061d90650b1d2a9bf3f5accbf226c095be4e8ffdd1
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