aurelia

Here is a thought; I know that they are saying you get this virus from someone who has been to asia. Don't bet on it; and JFK, Heathrow, etc., are airports thru which flow hoards of people from all parts of asia, etc. So my advice is try to sit apart if possible and wash, wash, wash those hands. Eat a wrapped sandwich, wipe rims of glasses down with a disinfectant wipe in the restaurants, put on a mask if in a mob scene and keep fingers out of eyes, nose and mouth...same advice for the kiddies, and I know this is hard.

andy

it's airborne- YOU need a MASK

Deloris

Ditto the mask on all flites everywhere!<BR>Plus, it keeps your sinuses from drying into a crisp!<BR>I've been babbling about this for years and everyone is afraid of looking funny...looks better than DEAD!!!!

soccr

Not quite right, andy. This one travels less well airborne than others like RSV or the &quot;usual&quot; common cold. If you go to the US CDC website, you'll find a number of press releases, and one of them questions whether a mask would actually prevent inhalation of the &quot;bug,&quot; but DOES say that a mask might be a good thing because it keeps you from putting contaminated fingers to your face -- e.g., eating or (one of the worst ways to give yourself a cold or the flu) investigating nostrils (sorry to be crude, but...).<BR><BR>The advise to wash wash wash wash those hands is absolutely right -- and be very fastidious about things you eat. This bug seems to survive on surfaces, so think about the railings, doors and door knobs, arm rests, etc. that you put your hand on and get very compulsive about not putting those hands anywhere near susceptible tissues (eyes, nose, mouth). <BR><BR>I'm inclined to wear gloves (don't have to be rubber) as much as a mask!

soccr

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/