Saturday, January 2, 2010

Swine Flu Less Contagious Than Other Pandemic Strains

From USA Today:

MILWAUKEE (AP) — How contagious is swine flu? Less than the novel viruses that have caused big world outbreaks in the past, new research suggests.

If someone in your home has swine flu, your odds of catching it are about one in eight, although children are twice as susceptible as adults, the study found. It is one of the first big scientific attempts to find out how much the illness spreads in homes versus at work or school, and who is most at risk.

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