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THE FLU: IT'S IN THE AIR & CONTAMINATING YOUR INDOOR SPACE Similar to common seasonal flu strains, we now know that transmission of the swine influenza A (H1N1) virus is spread person-to-person by airborne droplets expelled from the respiratory tract during coughing or sneezing. Most droplets created by coughing or sneezing are relatively large (over 5 microns), and most will travel only a short distance (1-2 meters, 3-6 feet).
And according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC): "This virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) signaled that a pandemic of 2009 H1N1 flu was underway."
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