Airborne Infectous Disease Transmission

Although almost 60 years old, this clip contains useful information for preventing the transmission of flu and colds today. Covering your cough (known as respiratory etiquette today) because these actions send germs traveling into the air. However, many healthcare workers have been taught the three-foot or one-meter "rule" as an absolute truth by infection control practitioners as the 'safe' distance to prevent respiratory infection transmission, such as for seasonal or pandemic flu. However, recent reliable scientific evidence convincingly refutes this "rule" showing that flu germs may travel further and stay in the air for hours. For more information, go to http://www.opseu.org/hands/Pandemicguide08.pdf .

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YouTube | June 28, 2008

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