Preventing Influenza Transmission at Home

A recent article at the Annals of Internal Medicine published an article studying the use of hand hygiene and facemasks in preventing flu transmission at home. The investigators from the University of Hong Kong School of Public Health randomized household members of patients diagnosed to have influenza, to three arms - control group(lifestyle measures), control plus hand hygiene only, and control plus hand hygiene and facemasks. The findings revealed that hand hygiene and facemaskes can reduce influenza virus transmission if implemented early after symptoms start in the index household member. The full article can be reviewed at the Annals of Internal Medicine site.

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