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I wonder if the drought and dryness is causing the Flu Epidemic in the USA this year. A lot of time and money is lost in dealing with the flu each year. So if
by ChrisNorstrom 14y ago
I wonder if the drought and dryness is causing the Flu Epidemic in the USA this year.
A lot of time and money is lost in dealing with the flu each year. So if the owners of big buildings, public spaces, & mass transit installed humidifiers to combat the flu, I wonder how much of a difference would it make...
- spydum 14y agoSomething that has never quite made sense to me is, the flu virus is apparently very delicate.. drying out very quickly. However, it seems to thrive more in cold, dry conditions. How can this be? And to your point, would humidifiers help or hurt?
- alwaysinshade 14y ago> would humidifiers help or hurt? I'd imagine in humid conditions the pathogens bind with the fine water droplets in the air to form an aerosol, which (I assume) sticks to surfaces more readily whereas in dry conditions the contaminants would remain airborne far longer and stick to the mucosa once inhaled.