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Article: Children learn their part in swine flu prevention.(Health Fitness)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- November 2, 2009
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Byline: Betsy Taylor Associated Press
Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good youAEll get a blank stare.
But an increasing number of kids can tell you that the Sesame Street character "Elmo" sneezes properly into the crook of his arm, and if they sing the whole "ABCs" song while washing their hands theyAEll get them really clean. TheyAEre also well-acquainted with hand sanitizer, anti-bacterial wipes u and their germ-fighting abilities.
Children may not understand what H1N1 influenza is, but about 1 in 5 in the U.S. already had a flu-like illness in October, according to a telephone survey released by the Centers for ...