This Germ-Zapping Robot Is Fighting Ebola in Texas

A device used to disinfect hospital rooms may prove to be an important tool in combating the spread of Ebola in the United States

Billed by the San Antonio-based company that developed it as a "germ-zapping robot," the tool uses ultraviolet light emitted from xenon to fuse the DNA of viruses and bacteria, rendering them unable to reproduce or mutate

The robot, manufactured by Xenex, is currently used in about 250 hospitals and health facilities across the United States, including the Dallas hospital where a patient is being treated for the first case of Ebola diagnosed in America

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