"Scientists have recently developed a new biotechnology called SpectraSan 24(TM) that is an advanced broad spectrum disinfectant with 24-hour residual protection capabilities that kills 'super bugs' like MRSA and VRE as well as flu viruses, including the pandemic 2009 H1N1 strain. This is a key factor in staying healthy as the H1N1 virus lives longer on hard surfaces than seasonal flu, which survives just a few hours. Research studies indicate the H1N1 virus can live up to twenty-two hours on hard surfaces and remain contagious for up to eight hours," says Dr. Arnot.

Dr. Arnot says the website TouchSurfaces will provide the public with a medical practitioner's advice on how to prevent the spread of disease-causing pathogens from touch surfaces which pose a silent - yet imminent - threat.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Society for Microbiology, cite growing evidence that contaminated surfaces play a key role in the spread of flu viruses.