Study: How sneezes transmit the flu – answers
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- What is the man putting up his nose? pepper
- Why is he doing this? so he can sneeze
- Where are the scientists conducting the research? in Singapore
- What do they want to know? how the influenza virus is transmitted through the air
- Which two items are key to their experiments? a specialised mirror and a high-speed camera
- What is Julian Tang’s profession? he’s a virologist
- During recent pandemics, what were people’s concerns? about coughing and sneezing
- Which infections are they investigating? airborne infections
- What do we have little knowledge about? how far a virus can travel through the air or whether it can be transmitted by other means like laughing, crying or breathing
- What is Dr Tang looking for? sold, scientific data
- What is very hard to do? cough with no air coming out
- When will the study be completed? June 2012