In studying Covid, scientists found that vaccinations coupled with behavioral changes, like washing hands frequently and using masks, could stop flu transmission, which was previously thought to be impossible.
in which an airplane was grounded for three hours due to engine failure. With no air filtration, 72 % of passengers developed flu symptoms, and nearly all who tested — including the original passenger who’d boarded the flight sick — were positive for the flu.
Throughout the pandemic, research into effective ways to limit aerosol transmission has also bolstered support for HEPA and UV air filters, and humidity control in indoor spaces. According to Marr’s research, these lessons can apply to the flu, too.— that is, lingering, and sometimes debilitating, symptoms that persist long after the initial infection — has shifted how researchers think about flu risks, said Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of immunobiology at Yale University.
According to Iwasaki, seasonal flu is less likely to cause lasting symptoms than pandemic flu strains like the 2009 H1N1 virus, but more research is needed to say for sure.She said that for the 2009 pandemic flu and “even the 1918 flu, there are a lot of stories about people developing psychosis or neurological diseases over a long period.” One 2015 study in the journal
Because people seldom test for the flu unless they feel lousy, Lakdawala said the extent of asymptomatic flu infections is difficult to measure, let alone estimate.
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