Face protection effective in preventing the spread of influenza: study

A new article in the journal Risk Analysis assessed various ways in which aerosol transmission of the flu, a central mode of diffusion which involves breathing droplets in the air, can be reduced. Results show that face protection is a key infection control measure for influenza and can thus affect how people should try to protect themselves from the swine flu.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news162056414.html">Face protection effective in preventing the spread of influenza: study</a></p> <p>A new article in the journal <i>Risk Analysis</i> assessed various ways in which aerosol transmission of the flu, a central mode of diffusion which involves breathing droplets in the air, can be reduced. Results show that face protection is a key infection control measure for influenza and can thus affect how people should try to protect themselves from the swine flu.</p>