Now if we can apply some of the same principles to other viral respiratory infections, we’ll really gain something. I’ve heard “Prevent the flu by washing your

Now if we can apply some of the same principles to other viral respiratory infections, we’ll really gain something. I’ve heard “Prevent the flu by washing your hands”, but seems like a statement heavily rooted in victim blaming. Like coronavirus, influenza is an enveloped virus, which doesn’t “survive” very long outside of hosts and airborne transmission has been downplayed. And it’s been long known that a substantial amount of influenza infections are asymptomatic, or present only with the symptom level of a cold. “How do you know you have the flu and not a cold? You’ll know!” is not true. > One in three influenza-infected individuals is asymptomatic https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2646474/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2646474/