Fluent in Flu
December 23, 2014 6:25 PM Subscribe
"What surface is the most friendly to the flu virus? Where’s the best place to stand when you’re talking to a sick person? And how are Australians curbing germs in schools?
To find out these answers and more, take the Well flu quiz.(SLNYT)"
Biggest surprise for me was how long the flu virus stays alive on your hands.....
*sigh* It's decades, isn't it?
*gets out the angle grinder*
posted by aubilenon at 6:33 PM on December 23, 2014 [5 favorites]
*sigh* It's decades, isn't it?
*gets out the angle grinder*
posted by aubilenon at 6:33 PM on December 23, 2014 [5 favorites]
I will not say how many I got wrong. I will say I'm super paranoid about getting sick, especially the flu, even with a flu shot this year. I had the flu last year and it was like death.
I wish this quiz highlighted how long your contagious before and after the flu. After All, it seems like people - especially in an office - practice better hand washing when they start feeling sick, but not before or after. Consistent handwashing is a key to not catching or spreading the germs. Shivers thinking about that one person who I suspect doesn't wash their hands in the bathroom.
posted by Crystalinne at 6:37 PM on December 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
I wish this quiz highlighted how long your contagious before and after the flu. After All, it seems like people - especially in an office - practice better hand washing when they start feeling sick, but not before or after. Consistent handwashing is a key to not catching or spreading the germs. Shivers thinking about that one person who I suspect doesn't wash their hands in the bathroom.
posted by Crystalinne at 6:37 PM on December 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
Are "spoilers" allowed at this point? Because I didn't even know these existed.
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome at 6:46 PM on December 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome at 6:46 PM on December 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
(Also: getting people to use those in public, sort of a fool's errand..)
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome at 6:48 PM on December 23, 2014
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome at 6:48 PM on December 23, 2014
One thing I've always wondered: How long does a flu shot actually remain effective after vaccination? I've always believed it to be more complicated than "about six months", especially since people are often offered flu shots in September.
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 7:54 PM on December 23, 2014
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 7:54 PM on December 23, 2014
"The participants touched their lips about 8 times an hour. Notably, they placed a finger in a nostril about 5 times an hour"
Bunch of flu spreading nose pickers.
posted by Dynex at 8:51 PM on December 23, 2014
Bunch of flu spreading nose pickers.
posted by Dynex at 8:51 PM on December 23, 2014
...the flu virus will stay alive on your hands for...
Waitaminute. How does something that's not alive stay alive?
posted by clawsoon at 1:39 AM on December 24, 2014 [1 favorite]
Waitaminute. How does something that's not alive stay alive?
posted by clawsoon at 1:39 AM on December 24, 2014 [1 favorite]
http://www.nbc29.com/story/27687484/hospitals-seeing-spike-in-number-of-influenza-patients
They guessed the wrong strains this year. Hence, 3 out of 4 here will spend Christmas Eve in bed. Sickness sucks.
posted by beckybakeroo at 5:31 AM on December 24, 2014
They guessed the wrong strains this year. Hence, 3 out of 4 here will spend Christmas Eve in bed. Sickness sucks.
posted by beckybakeroo at 5:31 AM on December 24, 2014
The Flu Is A National Epidemic And We Aren’t Ready
posted by homunculus at 11:08 PM on December 31, 2014
posted by homunculus at 11:08 PM on December 31, 2014
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