Social Separation Stops Flu Spread, But Must Be Started Soon

Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 22:35 in Health & Medicine

A disease spread simulation has emphasized that flu interventions must be imposed quickly, if they are to be effective. Researchers have shown that staying at home, closing schools and isolating infected people within the home should reduce infection, but only if they are used in combination, activated without delay and maintained for a relatively long period.

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