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Hi, what are you looking for?In a by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) it was found that over a third of Americans misused cleaners and disinfectants to try to prevent infection by the coronavirus.The findings were based on an Internet panel survey conducted in May 4, 2020, of 502 adults – and identified gaps in knowledge about safe preparation, use, and storage of cleaners and disinfectants.According to 39 percent had misused the cleaning products, and one quarter reported: “an adverse health effect that they believed was a result” of the products.The survey’s lead author said it was undertaken following a “sharp increase” in calls to poison control centers for exposure to cleaners and disinfectants during the pandemic. The study does not mention the comments of President Donald Trump in late April when he asked scientists during one of his coronavirus task force briefings whether inserting disinfectant into the bodies of people infected with the virus might help clear the disease, according toBreaking down the unsafe practices using bleach and other disinfectants, the survey found that 19 percent of those surveyed used bleach on food, 18 percent of those surveyed reported applying cleaning agents directly to their skin, and 10 percent said they’d misted their bodies with a disinfectant spray.Thankfully, only Four percent drank or gargled with bleach, soapy water, or other cleaning agents. “These practices pose a risk of severe tissue damage and corrosive injury and should be strictly avoided,” the report’s authors wrote, reportsThe bottom line? The survey found that many people did not know how to safely use different cleaning products, even though most said they knew how to properly store and use them.Only 25 percent knew that only room temperature water should be mixed with bleach, and a third knew not to mix bleach with vinegar. Most people, over two-thirds, knew to lose eye protection and gloves when using some cleaners.Steve Astorino on how IBM is democratizing artificial intelligence for organizations that want turn-key solutions.Stocks in Hong Kong gained, after reopening following a public holiday - Copyright AFP/File ISAAC LAWRENCEAsian stocks continued a global rally on Tuesday morning,...Respected in cybersecurity circles, former Twitter security chief Peiter "Mudge" Zatko is a wild card in Elon Musk's legal gambit.Mounds of waste scattered along roads and vast landfills are a Nigerian eyesore.

Hi, what are you looking for?In a by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) it was found that over a third of Americans misused cleaners and disinfectants to try to prevent infection by the coronavirus.The findings were based on an Internet panel survey conducted in May 4, 2020, of 502 adults – and identified gaps in knowledge about safe preparation, use, and storage of cleaners and disinfectants.According to 39 percent had misused the cleaning products, and one quarter reported: “an adverse health effect that they believed was a result” of the products.The survey’s lead...

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