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Note: Guest blogger Matthew Hoffman, MD, has written for WebMD
since 2006. He is currently a fellow in pulmonary and critical care
medicine at Emory University, where he also completed medical
school and residency.As swine flu cases increase around the
country, we are seeing some excellent questions from our readers
about this disease. Here are answers to the most recent
ones:Anonymous said...Is there any information on how long the H1N1
virus may live on hard surfaces? I believe that with HBV and HIV
the lives of those viruses were seconds and weeks.Dr. Hoffman:
Great question. The H1N1 influenza virus is mainly transmitted
through airborne droplets. Someone with the flu sneezes, coughs, or
just talks, and someone else inhales the virus before the infected
droplets settle to the ground.E...
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