Title of article :
Health Impacts of Long-term Exposure to Disinfectants During SARS-Cov-2 Pandemic
Author/Authors :
Rahmani, Ali Reza Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Research Center for Health Sciences - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran , Azarian, Ghasem Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Research Center for Health Sciences - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran , Poormohammadi, Ali Center of Excellence for Occupational Health - Research Center for Health Sciences - School of Public Health - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Abstract :
In recent months, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), as a newly emerging viral infectious agent, which belongs to the betaCoVs category has become a major public health problem worldwide. SARS-Cov-2 is an RNA virus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This disease was first identified in Wuhan (Hubei, China) in December 2019, and then it has spread globally. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 (1). COVID-19 infection can be transmitted by direct contact with an infected person through respiratory droplets (generated through coughing and sneezing) or by touching surfaces contaminated with the patient’s respiratory droplets (2).
Keywords :
Health Impacts , Exposure to Disinfectants , SARS-Cov-2 , Pandemic
Journal title :
International Journal of Environmental Health Engineering
