I was going through my Reader feeds yesterday and came across this article that I thought was interesting. It talks about why we get more colds and flu in the winter than in the summer. I always thought it had to do with people being inside more and therefore being exposed more often. Well, I still think that may be part of it, but from the article it sounds like the flu virus just likes the cold dry air of winter, not much we can do about that. If you want to read the whole article follow the link.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/02/10/scientists-solve-the-mystery-of-flu-season/
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Thanks--really interesting! Now, if I could just get students to not blow their noses over my desk...and to use the hand sanitizer that I provide (out of my own pocket!).
Interesting ... I wonder if there is a correlation between this very cold winter and the virulent flu that has been going around ...
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