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How far can coughs and sneezes spread germs?

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    Posted: April 11 2014 at 7:17pm
New research just found out that coughs and sneeze can spread germs much farther than thought prviously. Therefore, concerns about catching a cold or flu from someone coughing or sneezing are well justified.

According to a research, published in yesterday's Emaxhealth Flu and Cold report

"Researchers have discovered how coughs and sneezes float farther than you think, reports MIT on April 8, 2014. In a novel study MIT researchers have showed that coughs and sneezes have associated gas clouds which keep their potentially infectious droplets floating over much greater distances than were previously realized. John Bush, a professor of applied mathematics at MIT, and co-author of a new paper on the subject, has said, “When you cough or sneeze, you see the droplets, or feel them if someone sneezes on you. But you don’t see the cloud, the invisible gas phase. The influence of this gas cloud is to extend the range of the individual droplets, particularly the small ones.”

What are the best way you protect yourself when someone in your presence coughs or sneezes?

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