Once she completely disinfected and decontaminated her house, the ailments disappeared, and Cirillo finally had an answer: Mold.
After taking a few classes, she founded Pathogend of New Jersey with business partner Toni Gallira, who has a decade of experience in the field.
The pair maintain that Pathogend isn't your average cleaning company.
"Most people get us confused with a cleaning service but we are a biodecontamination/disinfection company," Cirillo said.
"Cleaning services concentrate on appearance, we concentrate on eliminating disease-causing pathogens."
Every nook. Every crevice. Every corner.
Cirillo and Gallira disinfect the entire room.
"Manual cleaning can't accomplish what we do," Cirillo explained. "A cleaning service has a very different mission, we compliment and enhance what they do.
"We are in the infection control industry."
Pathogend of New Jersey works with businesses, property managers and home owners, offering a wide range of whole space disinfection services.
Its service guarantees the highest kill rate of pathogens possible (6-log), exceeding traditional cleaning, sanitization and disinfection processes.
"Drug-resistant pathogens are on the rise and pathogens are becoming increasingly virulent," the pair said. "The need to address these changes in our environment is an ever-growing problem."
Pathogend of New Jersey makes hospital-grade decontamination safe, affordable and convenient, offering routine bio-decontamination services as well as 24/7 emergency outbreak response.
Community awareness is important to Cirillo and Gallira, and they are determined to educate as many people as possible, they said.
"High-level disinfection is now accessible to anyone," said Cirillo, "not just healthcare facilities.
"We have the technology and the power to make a difference, and slowly our society is recognizing the need for change."
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