Does UV light kill fungus? A qualified yes, and the surfaces where it earns its keep
UV-C at 254 nm damages the DNA of fungal cells and spores on exposed surfaces, which is why dermatology clinics, podiatry offices, and food-storage operation...
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Does UV light kill cyclospora? The direct answer, and why your produce rinse won't save you
UV-C at 254 nm damages the DNA of Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts, the same way it inactivates its better-studied cousin Cryptosporidium, which is why munici...
The UVCeed efficacy table - every pathogen, every dose, every log reduction we have published
Most UV-C products advertise "99.9%" and stop there. That phrase is now the subject of a federal class-action lawsuit (Garbus v. UV Sanitizer USA LLC, EDNY 2...
The FDA pulled 13 UV wands off the market - here's how to tell if yours is one of them
On 20 July 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration told the public to stop using 13 specific ultraviolet wands. The agency's own testing found some of them...
What a UV-C sanitizer actually does - and the 7 things that make most of them useless
You are right to be skeptical. Most consumer UV-C products shipped in the last five years were either the wrong wavelength, the wrong dose, the wrong distanc...
116 People Are Sick With Salmonella. A Month Later, the FDA Still Can't Say From What.
A Salmonella Newport outbreak has sickened 116 people across the US, and a full month after the first case, the FDA still lists the source as not yet identif...
New Study: Norovirus Can Survive 21 Days on a Bathroom Towel. Your Cleaner Might Not Be Enough.
A peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Hospital Infection found norovirus survives up to 21 days on terry cloth and 14 days on steel, glass, and plastic, wi...
Florida Just Reported Its First Local Chikungunya Case Since 2014, and Local Dengue Cases Have Already Topped 150
Florida's weekly arbovirus report confirms the state's first locally acquired chikungunya case since 2014, alongside more than 150 locally acquired dengue ca...
Walking Pneumonia Never Actually Left. Here Is Why It Is Still Elevated Going Into Fall 2026
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, the bacteria behind walking pneumonia, remains elevated in parts of the US going into fall 2026 after the 2024 surge never fully clear...
