Scientists have scored a breakthrough in the fight against the Ebola
virus through the creation of “germ-killing robots”.
Two of the robots have been sent from the US to the JFK Hospital
and ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia which is one of the worst hit
countries.
The robots, called TRU-D SmartUVC, were invented using advanced
disinfection technology to enable them effectively disinfect health
environments where Ebola patients have been/are being treated.
They work using ultraviolet rays which inhibit the growth and
reproduction processes of viruses by modifying their DNA structure.
The inventor, tropical disease expert and medical anthropologist Dr.
Jeffery L. Deal said:
“It works by generating ultraviolet light energy that modifies the
DNA of viral pathogens, like Ebola, so that they cannot reproduce.
Viruses that cannot reproduce cannot colonize and harm patients,”
The robots do not cure Ebola but they serve to ensure better
protection for health workers who are at severe risk of contracting
the disease from patients they treat.
Ebola has killed more than 1400 people since it broke out in March
2014.
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