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Scientist Invents ‘ Robot ’ That Kills Ebola Virus by Omachona: 8:02am On Aug 26, 2014
Scientist invents ‘robot’ that kills Ebola virus

RECENTLY, in effort to eliminate Ebola at the source, through use of innovative disinfection technology, two “germ-killing robots” were deployed from the US to the JFK Hospital and ELWA Hospital both in Monrovia, Republic of Liberia, both hotspots of the Ebola disease outbreak.
The robots, technically known as TRU-D SmartUVC, were used to disinfect health care environments where Ebola patients are being treated. Good Health Weekly gathered that TRU-D is the only portable UV disinfection device on the market with Sensor360 technology, which calculates the time needed to react to room variables such as size, geometry, surface reflectivity and the amount and location of equipment in the room and effectively deliver a lethal dose of UV-C light during a single cycle from a single, central location in the room. Ultraviolet light “It works by generating ultraviolet light energy that modifies the DNA structure of viral pathogens, like Ebola, so that they cannot reproduce. Viruses that cannot reproduce cannot colonise and harm patients,” the inventor, a tropical disease expert and medical anthropologist Dr. Jeffery L. Deal noted in an interview. Deal and his colleague, Chuck Dunn, President and CEO of TRU-D LLC, respectively, spoke about the importance of TRU-D to environmental disinfection in“TRU-D has been validated by more than 10 studies to be 99.99 percent effective in eliminating the most common pathogens that can use health care-associated infections. After deploying germ-killing robots to Liberia to aid in battle against the Ebola Virus Disease, TRU-D SmartUVC inventor traveled to the Ebola hotspots with UV disinfection devices TRU-D guarantees a pathogen-free environment for patients and health care staff. Deal, a Fellow in the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, has been training hospital staff to operate the devices in a number of hospital environments and monitor progress for successful disinfection.•

TRU-D SmartUVC ultraviolet disinfection device on display“We developed TRU-D SmartUVC technology to combat the devastating effects of hospital acquired infections,” Deal said.“Unlike many diseases, Ebola strikes hospital workers more than any other group, making it the ultimate hospital acquired infection.”With TRU-D, health care leaders in the U.S.,Canada, the U.K. and Saudi Arabia are eliminating pathogens like Ebola, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, MERS, influenza, norovirus, Clostridium difficile, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, etc., in all types of health care settings, including isolation wards, patient rooms, operating rooms, surgical suites, intensive care units, emergency rooms, public areas and ambulances.“We know through extensive CDC-funded research specific to TRU-D conducted by thought leaders in epidemiology and infection prevention that TRU-D is effective at eliminating any pathogen by delivering a precisely measured UVC dose.“As soon as we knew we could aid struggling hospitals in Liberia, our team came together and formulated a plan to get TRU-D on the ground. More than 200 TRU-Ds have been deployed to disinfect hospitals across the U.S. and internationally. Significance Between 10 and 15 percent of Ebola cases have been among health care workers. While most of this stems from contact with the patient, concerns exist that the physical environment can retain active microbes and be a risk. This device is used in the US to eliminate the organisms that may still reside on the walls, knobs, rails or any other exposed surface in health care settings. The robotic technology is capable of making the Liberian hospitals safer for the staff and for new patients. DevelopmentIt was developed by a team of engineers, physicians and industrial hygienists with the purpose of decontaminating entire rooms automatically and eliminating concerns that a contaminated surface was missed during routine cleaning. We use an ultra-efficient narrow wavelength called UVC to flood the room with germicidal energy. UVC dosage is accurately measured and automatically adapts to kill organisms, even in shadowed areas. UV disinfection technology and EVD control
This technology is designed to prevent the spread of the disease transmitted via contaminated surfaces in health care environments and is not a treatment or a cure. We believe that prevention is the best medicine.
The U.S. Army tested this particular wavelength against Ebola and found that the measured dose TRU-D delivers results in incredibly rapid destruction of the virus with its pathogen-specific dosing options..We know it is perfect for use in this critical setting.

Merits/demerits.
Multiple studies have already been published from U.S. and UK academic facilities of TRU-D’s ability to decontaminate rooms, almost always testing it against organisms that are much more difficult to kill in the environment than Ebola is.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/scientist-invents-robot-kills-ebola-virus/
Re: Scientist Invents ‘ Robot ’ That Kills Ebola Virus by StealthyMe(m): 8:24am On Aug 26, 2014
shocked
This is a good invention and seems probable to work..Hope it does
Re: Scientist Invents ‘ Robot ’ That Kills Ebola Virus by fiverrwin(f): 9:36am On Aug 26, 2014
Ok
Re: Scientist Invents ‘ Robot ’ That Kills Ebola Virus by Profcamsey(m): 9:45am On Aug 26, 2014
ok. i ll make anoda fp 2day
Re: Scientist Invents ‘ Robot ’ That Kills Ebola Virus by seedorfg(m): 9:56am On Aug 26, 2014
Okay, i will coment when i ve seen the Robot bought to Nigeria
Re: Scientist Invents ‘ Robot ’ That Kills Ebola Virus by MisterLongman(m): 10:04am On Aug 26, 2014
America- Gods own nation
Re: Scientist Invents ‘ Robot ’ That Kills Ebola Virus by oaroloye(m): 7:46pm On Aug 26, 2014
This is what annoys me, see?

There was an American man, who, about 80 years ago, came up with a device that instantaneously kills all germs dead, by means of an electromagnetic pulse.

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The Medical Establishment declared it "rubbish," and ignored the fact that he was curing people with it.

They said, that his device, which they said had no medical value whatsoever, was "Practicing Medicine without a License."

They basically frustrated the fellow to death.

Then, nearly one hundred years later, they take the same idea, and claim to have invented it!

. LUKE 11:47-48.

47. "Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48. "Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers:
for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres."


A fully-qualified Medical Doctor remembered this man's invention, and decided to look into it.
The doctor used transistorized circuitry, in place of the tubes he had used, and got results.

Upon presenting her (the doctor was a woman- which is a 90% FAIL, right there!) case, the woman was threatened with the summary surgical extraction of her Medical License without anaesthetic, unless she sat down and shut up henceforth.

The woman apparently learned from the fate of most of the Americans who have done such things, and left the country for them, and quietly made her money in Mexico- which her detractors brought up as a negative.

If you wish to know more, you can email me. Put the term ELECTROMAGNETIC DIAGNOSIS AND CURE in the subject line.

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