11/20/2015
Cruise line special report
NanoSilver Eradicates Norovirus
Since its first startling discovery at the Bronson Elementary School in Norwalk, Ohio in Nov. 1967, the Norwalk Virus, renamed by the ICTV in 2002 as Norovirus, has wreaked havoc across the nation. It was not until 1972, aided by an atomic electron microscope, could the tiny 30nm viral particle be found in a human stool sample.
The only member of Caliciviridae virus family, it has many harmful and disturbing characteristics. First, it is constantly mutating like influenza, so it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to produce an effective vaccine against it. Second, it is extremely small, which makes it hard to detect and impossible for any type of molecular antibiotics to reach it. Third, it is one of the very most contagious of all microbial organisms. Fourth, unlike most viruses, which usually die within minutes of leaving the host body, Norovirus can live and infect humans for up to 2 weeks from handrails, doorknobs and faucets. Fifth, it is not susceptible to cleansing by alcohol or detergents. Not until the development of NanoSilver the only effective disinfectant was bleach, but this chlorine-based liquid is too caustic for humans and most surfaces, with very deadly fumes if accidently mixed with ammonia. Sixth, most viral infections will leave the victim with a natural antibiotic resistance against future infection. Norovirus is not so kind. After infection, protective immunity is usually temporary, lasting at the most only six months. About 10% of the population has a natural immunity to the virus and they will never be infected. We do not yet know how or why.
Human infection by this Norovirus is not easy;
especially by the elderly and children, who could die from exposure. Fever, projectile vomiting, watery dehydration diarrhea, spinning nausea and vertigo, lethargy, abdominal pain, muscle aches, and headaches are the norm for periods up to 3 days.
Infection Venues
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2012 this virus infected 267 million people around the globe and killed approximately 200,000. After E-coli, it is the 2nd most contagious virus on the planet. The virus is transmitted by f***s contaminated water and food, by person-to-person contact and via aerosolization sneezing of the air borne particle which will contaminate all of the surrounding surfaces. This disease is most common in 3rd world countries with poor hygiene and sanitation.
Unfortunately, it is a well known fact that in our modern world today, more people have a cell phone than a roll of toilet paper. In Asia and Africa, most people cleanse their a**l area by hand than with toilet tissue. This is what causes the vast spread of this disease because Norovirus lives in stools.
Epidemic Outbreaks
Here in America, although our sanitation is high, toilet paper is plentiful, and bathing is common, we are having many outbreaks because of our lifestyles and the fast spread of Norovirus in crowded, semi-
enclosed communities; such as children's nurseries,
assisted living facilities, hospitals, schools, military,
dormitories, prisons, and especially cruise ships where there is no escape at sea.
Cruise Lines Lament
In the Western World, the biggest victim of the Norovirus Plague is the cruise line industry. Thou-sands love to take a sun filled adventure on the high seas. Previously, only a holiday for the very rich, today the very popular cruise lines cater to the middle income teachers, truck drivers and computer techs, who want to take their families on an exciting vacation.
These moving island resorts are a wonderful change for the average American. Sadly, there are 3 unseen problems on board, which the Norovirus is able to exploit. First, everybody is packed on board, so it is very easy for the Norovirus to infect the maximum amount of innocent victims in short time. Second, even with stringent policies, many of the 3rd world help do not follow hygiene guidelines. Third, the kitchen galleys are all gleaming stainless steel.
This mirror-like alloy appears to be the epitome for cleanliness, but under a microscope it is full of thousands of tiny, invisible 1000nm cracks and pores. Ideal for a 30nm Norovirus to hide from the bleach disinfectant.
NanoSilver Rescue
Since ancient times, silver has been the greatest disinfectant for the ages. Roman soldiers put silver coins in their canteens to kill the microbes. Hippo-crates used silver bandages to stop wound infections and NASA uses silver throughout for food handling.
In June 2005, the prestigious medical journal, Nanobiotechnology, showed how silver kills HIV/AIDS. Sept. 1992, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal, showed that silver nanoparticles kills small pox. In the 2012 unclassified U. S. Dept. of Defense study on Ebola, showed that silver nanoparticles will stop this disease. The EPA approves the use of NanoSilver as a spray disinfectant that kills viruses on surfaces.How Does It Work?
When you spray the SuperBug NanoSilver Dis-infectant on your skin, clothes and all the surfaces you may touch, you are creating a natural protective barrier around yourself that the Norovirus cannot cross and infect you.
As a virus, Norovirus behaves as all other 5,000 viruses registered with the NIH as they perform their 6 step method for infection. The viruses have many different individual characteristics as to the disease they carry, but they all have a set method for infecting their host cell, this is part of what makes them a virus.
The 6 steps are 1. Attachment, 2. Pe*******on, 3. Uncoating, 4. Replicating, 5. Assembly, 6. Release. The first step is where the virus first enters your body it must attach to your cell in order to infect it. Without attachment, there can be no infection. This is the best place to stop the virus.
All of your cells have a cytoplasm wall that keeps the integrity of the cell in place. This cell wall has many pores to allow nutrients, water, vitamins, oxygen, sugars, drugs, hormones, etc.; to enter your cell. It has a rough texture. The cell wall of the virus is coated with glycoproteins, which act as a Velcro strip to attach to your human cell.
When the virus approaches your target cell, it attaches to the outside using these glycoprotein Velcro barbs. As soon as it anchors to the surface, it then pe*****tes your cell with its DNA helix shaft of genes for the infection to commence. However; if it cannot gain a strong mooring attachment to your cell it cannot pe*****te. NanoSilver prevents this because on contact it makes the glycoprotein barbs swell so they no longer have any adhesion and slip off the cell surface. If they are not attached to the cell they become open targets for your immune system's B & T killer cells and macrophages. Thus the virus cells are usually killed within minutes by your own God given immune system, which works very well in saving your life from the Norovirus and any other virus in your area.
