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Article: Getting There: Will I catch the flu on a bus?(Transportation)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- November 2, 2009
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Question:
With the H1N1 virus perpetually in the news, germ phobia may be spreading faster than the actual flu. The swine flu scare has at least one public transit rider more uneasy on crowded buses. He'd like to know what transit agencies can do to help prevent the spread of germs. Having had my fair share of seatmates who were sneezing, coughing, or hacking up a lung, I thought I'd share his e-mail.
The reader wrote: "This flu season I'm more concerned than ever about air flow or lack thereof on public transportation. As I ride the bus daily to and from work, I've always been concerned about the air quality and if I'm breathing in the germs for the ...