IQAir® Removes 99% Of Airborne Pathogens

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The following is a partial list of airborne pathogens. To help put the information below into perspective - look at the Disease column and the DIA Microns column. IQAir® will guarantee that they will successfully filter out at least 99% of everything on this list. In addition, anything larger than 0.3 microns will be filtered at 99.97% efficiency.

List of Airborne Pathogens

Including Allergenic, Toxigenic, and Suspected Respiratory & Non-Respiratory Pathogens.

Airborne Pathogen Group Disease Status Source DIA microns
Parvovirus B19 VIRUS fifth disease, anemia Contagious Humans 0.022
Rhinovirus VIRUS colds Contagious Humans 0.023
Coxsackievirus VIRUS colds Contagious Humans 0.027
Echovirus VIRUS colds Contagious Humans 0.028
Hantavirus VIRUS Hantavirus Non rodents 0.06
Togavirus VIRUS rubella (German measles) Contagious Humans 0.063
Reovirus VIRUS colds Contagious Humans 0.075
Adenovirus VIRUS colds Contagious Humans 0.08
Orthomyxovirus - Influenza VIRUS flu Contagious Humans, birds 0.1
Coronavirus VIRUS colds Contagious Humans 0.11
Morbillivirus VIRUS measles (rubeola) Contagious Humans 0.12
Varicella-zoster VIRUS chickenpox Contagious Humans 0.16
Arenavirus - Junin VIRUS hemmorhagic fever Contagious rodents 0.18
Arenavirus - Machupo VIRUS hemmorhagic fever Contagious rodents 0.18
Arenavirus - Lassa VIRUS Lassa fever Contagious rodents 0.18
Filovirus - Marburg VIRUS hemmorhagic fever Contagious rodents 0.18
Parainfluenza VIRUS flu Contagious Humans 0.22
Respiratory Syncytial Virus VIRUS pneumonia Contagious Humans 0.22
Poxvirus - Variola VIRUS smallpox (extinct) Contagious Humans 0.23
Poxvirus - Vaccinia VIRUS cowpox Non Agricultural 0.23
Monkeypox VIRUS monkeypox Contagious Monkeys 0.23
Paramyxovirus VIRUS mumps Contagious Humans 0.23
Francisella tularensis BACTERIA tularemia Non wild animals 0.2
Bordetella pertussis BACTERIA whooping cough Contagious Humans 0.25
Mycoplasma pneumoniae BACTERIA pneumonia Contagious Humans 0.25
Chlamydia pneumoniae BACTERIA pneumonia, bronchitis Contagious Humans 0.3
Chlamydia psittaci BACTERIA psittacosis Non Birds 0.3
Klebsiella pneumoniae BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Environmental 0.4
Haemophilus influenzae BACTERIA meningitis Contagious Humans 0.43
Coxiella burnetii BACTERIA Q Fever Non Cattle, sheep 0.5
Pseudomonas aeruginosa BACTERIA opportunistic infections Contagious Environmental 0.57
Pseudomonas pseudomallei BACTERIA opportunistic infections Non Environmental 0.57
Actinomyces israelii BACTERIA actinomycosis Endogenous Humans 0.6
Legionella parisiensis BACTERIA pneumonia(?) Non Environmental 0.6
Legionella pneumophila BACTERIA LD, Pontiac fever Non Environmental 0.6
Cardiobacterium BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Humans 0.63
Alkaligenes BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Humans 0.75
Yersinia pestis BACTERIA pneumonic plague Contagious Rodents 0.75
Pseudomonas cepacia BACTERIA nonrespiratory airborne(?) Non Environmental 0.77
Pseudomonas mallei BACTERIA opportunistic infections Non Environmental 0.77
Enterobacter cloacae BACTERIA nonrespiratory airborne(?) Contagious Humans 0.8
Enterococcus BACTERIA nonrespiratory airborne(?) Contagious Humans 0.8
Neisseria meningitidis BACTERIA meningitis Endogenous Humans 0.8
Streptococcus faecalis BACTERIA nonrespiratory airborne(?) Contagious Humans 0.8
Streptococcus pyogenes BACTERIA scarlet fever, pharyngitis Contagious Humans 0.8
Mycobacterium kansasii BACTERIA cavitary pulmonary Non unknown 0.86
Mycobacterium tuberculosis BACTERIA TB Contagious Humans 0.86
Streptococcus pneumoniae BACTERIA pneumonia, otitis media Contagious Humans 0.9
Staphylococcus aureus BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Humans 0.95
Staphylococcus epidermis BACTERIA nonrespiratory airborne(?) Endogenous Humans 0.95
Corynebacteria diphtheria BACTERIA diptheria Contagious Humans 1
Clostridium tetani BACTERIA nonrespiratory airborne(?) Non Environmental 1
Haemophilus parainfluenzae BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Humans 1
Moraxella lacunata BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Humans 1
Bacillus anthracis BACTERIA anthrax Non Cattle, sheep 1.13
Mycobacterium avium BACTERIA cavitary pulmonary Non Environmental 1.2
Mycobacterium intracellulare BACTERIA cavitary pulmonary Non Environmental 1.2
Acinetobacter BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Environmental 1.25
Moraxella catarrhalis BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Humans 1.25
Serratia marcescens BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Environmental 1.25
Saccharomonospora viridis ACTINOMYCETES Farmer's Lung Non Agricultural 0.6
Thermomonospora viridis ACTINOMYCETES Farmer's Lung, HP Non Agricultural 0.6
Micropolyspora faeni ACTINOMYCETES Farmer's Lung Non Agricultural 0.69
Thermoactinomyces sacchari ACTINOMYCETES bagassosis, HP Non Agricultural 0.7
Micromonospora faeni ACTINOMYCETES Farmer's Lung Non Agricultural 1
Thermoactinomyces vulgaris ACTINOMYCETES Farmer's Lung, HP Non Agricultural 1
Nocardia asteroides ACTINOMYCETES nocardiosis Non Environmental 1.14
Nocardia brasiliensis ACTINOMYCETES pulmonary mycetoma Non Environmental 1.5
Nocardia caviae ACTINOMYCETES nocardiosis Non Environmental 1.5
Phialaphora parasitica FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 1.5
Phialaphora repens FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 1.5
Exophiala jeanselmei FUNGI humidifier water Non Environmental 1.95
Phialaphora hoffmannii FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 2
Phialaphora richardsiae FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 2
Pneumocystis carinii Protozoa pneumocystosis Non Environmental 2
Phialaphora mutabilis FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 2.15
Acremonium spp. FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 2.5
Trichoderma harzianum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 2.65
Oidiodendron tenuissimum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 2.75
Geomyces pannorum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 3
Histoplasma capsulatum FUNGI histoplasmosis Non Environmental 3
Paecilomyces variotii FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 3
Wallemia sebi FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 3
Emericella nidulans FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 3.25
Phoma spp. FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 3.25
Penicillium brevicompactum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 3.3
Penicillium chrysogenum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 3.3
Penicillium citreonigrum FUNGI allergen(?) Non Environmental 3.3
Penicillium commune FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 3.3
Penicillium corylophilum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 3.3
Penicillium cyclopium FUNGI allergen(?) Non Environmental 3.3
Penicillium expansum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 3.3
Penicillium freii FUNGI allergen(?) Non Environmental 3.3
Penicillium glabrum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 3.3
Penicillium hordei FUNGI allergen(?) Non Environmental 3.3
Penicillium olsonii FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 3.3
Penicillium polonicum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 3.3
Penicillium rugulosum FUNGI allergen(?) Non Environmental 3.3
Penicillium solitum FUNGI allergen(?) Non Environmental 3.3
Aspergillus flavus FUNGI aspergillosis Non Environmental 3.5
Aspergillus fumigatus FUNGI aspergillosis Non Environmental 3.5
Aspergillus niger FUNGI aspergillosis Non Environmental 3.5
Aspergillus versicolor FUNGI aspergillosis Non Environmental 3.5
Absidia corymbifera FUNGI zygomycosis Non Environmental 3.75
Coccidioides immitis FUNGI coccidioidomycosis Non Environmental 4
Trichoderma viride FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 4.05
Rhizomucor pusillus FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 4.25
Aureobasidium pullulans FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 5
Candida albicans FUNGI nonrespiratory airborne(?) Non Environmental 5
Chaetomium globosum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 5.5
Cryptococcus albidus FUNGI allergen(?) Non Environmental 5.5
Cryptococcus laurentii FUNGI allergen(?) Non Environmental 5.5
Cryptococcus neoformans FUNGI cryptococcosis Non Environmental 5.5
Stachybotris atra FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 5.65
Stachybotris chartarum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 5.65
Eurotium amstelodami FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 5.75
Eurotium herbariorium FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 5.75
Eurotium rubrum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 5.75
Scopulariopsis brevicaulis FUNGI onychomycosis Non Environmental 6
Scopulariopsis fusca FUNGI onychomycosis Non Environmental 6
Sporothrix schenckii FUNGI sporotrichosis Non Environmental 6.5
Botrytis cinera FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 7
Mucor plumbeus FUNGI mucormycosis Non Environmental 7.5
Rhizopus stolonifer FUNGI zygomycosis Non Environmental 8
Cladosporium cladosporioides FUNGI chromoblastomycosis Non Environmental 9
Cladosporium herbarum FUNGI chromoblastomycosis Non Environmental 9
Cladosporium sphaerospermum FUNGI chromoblastomycosis Non Environmental 9
Fusarium culmorum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 11.5
Fusarium graminearum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 11.5
Fusarium moniliforme FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 11.5
Fusarium solani FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 11.5
Fusarium sporotrichioides FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 11.5
Helminthosporium FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 12.47
Blastomyces dermatitidis FUNGI blastomycosis Non Environmental 14
Rhodoturula glutinus FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 14
Rhodoturula minuta FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 14
Rhodoturula mucilaginosa FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 14
Alternaria alternata FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 14.39
Ulocladium botrytis FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 15
Ulocladium chartarum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non Environmental 15
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis FUNGI paracoccidioidomycosis Non Environmental 18.25
Epicoccum nigrum FUNGI allergen(?) Non Environmental 20

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