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Influenza Transmission
Facts about influenza transmission:
  • Influenza is very contagious.
  • People with influenza release the virus into the air on droplets of mucus when they sneeze or cough.
  • Sometimes people may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.
  • The virus enters the lungs of others when they inhale the droplets. Images
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Last Updated: May 3, 2009  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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