Disinfectants Used Against COVID-19 and Their Toxic Effects

Year 2021, Volume: 41 Issue: 4, 243 - 253, 01.12.2021

Anıl Yirün , Selinay Başak Erdemli Köse , Pınar Erkekoğlu

https://doi.org/10.52794/hujpharm.939541

Abstract

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019, and then spread rapidly all over the world. Although the main transmission route of the pandemic is through the transfer of respiratory droplets among people, it is known that the virus can survive for days on contact surfaces and is also transmitted from body parts and contaminated surfaces. Therefore, disinfectants have increasingly become a part of daily use. However, prolonged exposure to these chemical agents at high concentrations may cause significant toxic effects that threaten human health and the environment. Therefore, it is of great impor- tance to inform the public about the correct use of disinfectants and possible toxic effects. Informing the healthcare personnel and public about the toxic effects of disinfectants has of great importance for protecting public health. Precautions should be taken against the potential health hazards of disinfectants when used separately or in combination. In this review, the possible toxic effects of disinfectants that are frequently used during COVID-19 pandemic will be discussed.

Keywords

Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, disinfectant, toxicity

COVİD-19’a Karşı Kullanılan Dezenfektanlar ve Toksik Etkileri

Abstract

Çin’in Wuhan şehrinde 2019 yılının Aralık ayında “Koronavirüs Hastalığı 2019 (COVID-19)” ortaya çıkmıştır ve ardından tüm dünyaya hızla yayılmıştır. Salgının ana bulaşma yolu solunum yolu damlacıklarının kişiler arası bulaşı nedeniyle olsa da virüsün temas ettiği yüzeylerde günlerce canlı kalabildiği ve kontamine vücut bölümlerinden ve yüzeylerden de bulaştığı bilindiğinden, dezenfektanlar hızla artan bir şekilde günlük kullanımın bir parçası olmuştur. Ancak, dezenfektanların içerdiği kimyasal ajanlara uzun süreli ve yüksek konsantrasyonlarda maruziyet insan sağlığı ve çevreyi tehdit eden önemli toksik etkiler ortaya çıkmasına neden olabilir. Bu nedenle, dezenfektanların doğru kullanılması ve olası toksik etkilerle ilgili olarak sağlık personelinin ve toplumun bilgilendirilmesi büyük önem taşımaktadır. Bu derlemede COVID-19 ile mücadelede sık kullanılan dezenfektanlar ve toksik etkileri hakkında bilgi verilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Dezenfektanların toksik etkileri hakkında sağlık personeli ve toplumu bilgilendirmek halk sağlığını korumak açısından büyük öneme sahiptir. Dezenfektanların yüksek konsantrasyonlarda ayrı ayrı veya birlikte kullanıldıklarında oluşabilecek potansiyel sağlık tehlikelerine karşı önlemler alınmasını gerekmektedir. Bu derlemede, COVID-19 pandemisi esnasında sıklıkla kullanılan dezenfektanların olası toksisiteleri hakkında bilgi aktarılacaktır.

Keywords

Koronavirüs, COVİD-19, pandemi, dezenfektan, toksisite

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