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On 2 Nov 2004 16:44:09 -0500, (David Combs) wrote:

Gotta take a 3-hr flight in a few days.

Settng the stage: they say this year's flu might end up being
*very* dangerous -- that plus unavailability of the vaccine --
pus being 62.

So, suppose there's people on-board horribly sneezing and coughing,
expelling all kinds of (flu-) stuff into the air.

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Just returned to Ohio from Australia and New Zealand...*lots* of time
in planes, trains, and coaches with their share of wheezing, sneezing,
people.

I saw several people on many flights wearing surgical masks. They are
available from pharmacies. Don't confuse with dust masks. No one was
freaked out by the people wearing the masks, although they got their
share of weird looks.

There is also a herbal product called Airborne that you take for a
couple of days preceding a flight. It is supposed to boost your
immune system. Looks like a big fizzie. You plop it in some water,
wait for it to dissolve, and drink it. You take it a couple of times
a day for 1-2 days before and the day of the trip. Tastes fine. My
wife and I tried it on this trip. So far so good, neither of us got
sick on the trip. Can't say it was the Airborne, can't say it wasn't,
but it seemed like cheap insurance. I bought it at the local CVS or
Walgreens. I should mention however, that we both got our flu shots
the day before the vaccine news hit...talk about luck.

The other advice about washing hands and hand sanitizer is also good.
I am always dismayed by the number of people that don't wash their
hands in public washrooms, or after sneezing or wiping their nose.

One final piece of advice. I travel a fair amount, and I always try
to be well rested and not sleep deprived and run down for the trip,
both ways. This is hard to do with all the preparation, etc, but I
think it really helps to avoid getting sick.

Enjoy your trip,

Paul Franklin

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