Thread: Hand, foot and mouth disease

Oh, AND I have been told to come to school tomorrow to help sanitize the rooms with Dettol. Any comments on this request?[quote]

Absolutely. Try to talk them out of the Dettol. There are some very effective natural feralizers sold in one gallon jugs that are both excellent for sanitizing and loads more organic.

Have fun and try not to get any of that in your eyes or even on your skin.

I don't think sanitizing a school against infectious disease is the responsibility of a teacher in any way.

Last year when my school had it, They didn't close the whole school down,but just one level at a time...And only kindergarten..... For business reasons

Originally Posted by Tommyk

and I thought only animals get it???? What are the symptoms????

Thats foot and mouth disease....... I have to admit, some of my students are animals though.

yep, and IMO, let Thais clean up their own mafia, too!

1. No way I would not do it. 1. Dettol is just what guy said. In the old days of flooding Sukumvit it was my best friend in the shower. 3. I Dont know what to say.

Originally Posted by tammy

Any comments on this request?

Not only would I refuse, I'd start looking for another job. I'm very serious.

Originally Posted by stfranalum

dettol is handsoap

I put it on my cuts and they don't get infected. I can't do that with English Leather.

Surely we could name this school as it will make it into the papers anyways. Besides it serves a public health purpose. So unless the mods say otherwise, I'd like for the OP to tell us which school has been so negligent.

Dettol is a bleach type stuff in the UK as far as I remember

Dettol (also called parachlorometaxylenol, or PCMX) is the name of a commercial liquid antiseptic belonging to a product line of household products manufactured by Reckitt Benckiser.
Chemical structure of chloroxylenol


The key ingredient which defines its unique antiseptic property is an aromatic chemical compound in chemistry known as chloroxylenol (C8H9ClO). This makes up 4.8% of Dettol's total mixture, with the rest composed of pine oil, isopropanol, castor oil soap, caramel, and water. Because several of the ingredients are insoluble in water, Dettol produces a white emulsion of oil droplets when diluted during use. Apart from its low toxicity and low metal corrosivity, it is also relatively cheap compared to other disinfectants.[citation needed]
Dettol can also be used to treat acne in small quantities.[1] Its typical application is a remedy for boils (skin abscess) and mild forms of musculoskeletal tenderness/pain.[citation needed]
Like other household cleaners, Dettol is poisonous and should not be ingested. In an extreme case, a forty-two-year-old English man died from Dettol overexposure in May 2007.[2] Overuse of Dettol could provide a selective environment in which existing resistant bacteria can grow with little competition.
Dettol is also commonly used in Queensland, Australia, to kill feral Cane Toads (Bufo marinus), also known as the Giant Neotropical Toad or Marine Toad. Toads may be sprayed with a solution of Dettol or dabbed with the liquid.[citation needed] The substance is rapidly absorbed through the toad's skin causing sudden death as a result of toxic shock.[citation needed]