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Article: THIS IS THE SEASON THAT REALLY BUGS BUSINESS TRAVELERS.(Business)(Column)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- November 21, 1997
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It's the misery season for business travelers - and it's not just because holiday crowds are right around the corner.
This is the time of year that the nation's 38.4 million business travelers have to contend with unwelcome travel partners - colds, flu and other ailments.
Coughing seatmates, different flu bugs in different cities, even different pollens in different places, make this one of the worst times of the year for staying healthy on business trips.
Being sick on the road interferes with work, said Dr. Bradley Connor, a board member of the International Society of Travel Medicine. Besides making the traveler feel lousy, it screws up ...