Here's how People Stayed Healthy While Exposed to the Flu
Women's Health • • health
Key Points:
- A recent study involved five flu-infected individuals mingling with 11 healthy participants in a poorly ventilated hotel room with high air recirculation, yet none of the healthy participants contracted the flu.
- Researchers suggest the lack of transmission may be due to the participants' middle age and natural immunity, low coughing frequency among infected individuals, and the study being conducted during a milder flu season.
- The study highlights that coughing is a major factor in spreading the flu, and limiting coughs through suppressants or masks can reduce transmission risk.
- Experts recommend improving airflow indoors using air filters or fans and emphasize that wearing N95 masks provides strong protection against flu transmission, especially around symptomatic individuals.
- The findings underscore that multiple preventive measures—mask-w
