2006/04/14 · 09:17

Germs on airplanes: it really does happen

An eye-opening article from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: several people are thought to have caught mumps from flying on commercial airplanes with infected passengers. Yikes! Maybe I should take a surgical mask to wear next time I fly somewhere.

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3 responses to “Germs on airplanes: it really does happen”

  1. Phil Fraering's avatar Phil Fraering
    2006/04/19 at 12:23

    If you’re that concerned about mumps, isn’t there a vaccine? (I believe it’s the so-called “MMR” vaccine, that innoculates against Measles, Mumps, and Rubella).

  2. paulr's avatar paulr
    2006/04/20 at 09:48

    I’m not worried about mumps per se as much as I am other less dangerous but more common germs. I hate getting colds and other URIs, and airplanes are an excellent place to catch ’em.

  3. Phil Fraering's avatar Phil Fraering
    2006/04/20 at 13:28

    Ah.
    In that case it might also be helpful to take all the precautions I’ve heard about regarding that too. The only one I remember right now is moistening your sinuses with saline solution. I’ll mail you if I remember everything else.