SARS-CoV-2
MRSA (hospital acquired infection)
C difficile (hospital acquired infection)
E. Coli (foodborne illness)
Salmonella (foodborne illness)
Influenza A (H1N1)
Norovirus (winter stomach bug)
Adenoviruses
Aspergillus niger (mold)
Rhinovirus (common cold)
Strep pyogenes (strep throat)
Staph aureus (pinkeye)
Listeria (food-borne illness)
Rubeola virus (measles)
Strep pneumoniae (meningitis)
Staph epidermidis (infected skin/cuts)
Coxsackievirus (hand, foot, & mouth disease)
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)
Ebola
Studies by a team of Columbia University researchers show that a narrow-wavelength band of ultraviolet light kills airborne viruses, like COVID-19, without damaging human skin or eyes.
Narrow-wavelength light holds promise for curtailing the rapid spread of viruses in the future, researchers said. The new technology would allow people to be in proximity to one another without fear of widespread infection.
It differs from conventional germicidal ultraviolet light because it is near the end of the ultraviolet spectrum and cannot deeply penetrate human skin. Called far-UVC light, it kills 99.9% of airborne viruses even at very low exposures.