Feb 5, 2007
How to Sneeze
Kleenex is out, disposable arm bands are not yet de rigeur, so what’s the alternative when you just have to sneeze or cough? Use your sleeve, that’s what. It’s the most effective way to reduce the spread of cold and flu viruses. Coughing into the open air without covering your mouth simply releases a myriad of viral and bacterial particles into the air around you. If there’s no one else around that’s not so bad, but just picture those droplets of spittle and snot flying in the video we’re going to show you here and you’ll think again.
Perhaps worse than open-air sneezing is inappropriate Kleenex use. If you don’t cover your nose and mouth properly then you might as well not bother. Coughing or sneezing into your hand is worse still. Germs will contaminate your hands, you touch a door knob or handle food and those germs get transferred to the next person who touches said objects. The video, which comes from the Maine Medical Association suggests your sleeve is the way forward. Cough or sneeze on to your sleeve and the germs will simply dry out and die.
It’s not just a matter of avoiding the sniffles, if we’re heading for a major viral epidemic from bird flu or something worse then the advice in this video could save lives. Listen to what the panel of experts – Polly Morph, Graham Stain, Blood Hagar – have to say. There’s a useful science fair project that can help you answer the question, “Does covering your mouth stop germs spreading?” and if you’re after more advice on how to avoid colds and flu check out the Sciencebase FAQ on the subject.
For advice on how to stop a sneeze, check out this site.
Ok david lol
Your funny your like corecting my spelling but you don’t ahve 2 im only in year 7.
But anyways back onto the sneez thing.
If every1 had that thingy do u all relise that there will not be so much colds :D lol
Yea can every keep the comments going??
byeebyee
Sammii
Hi David. Came across your post.
There is now a disposable arm band for small children to teach them to cough and sneeze into their elbow.
See the product at http://www.germywormy.com
Spread the word – not the germs! Anything you can do to get the word out would be great!
ok David
you have a point it would be more gross 2 sneez into the air hehe
yea its just that wouldnt the snot dry out ns stay ,well thats wot i thought it would b!!!
hehe
keep commenting its fun coz im bored
xx sammii
Sammii, I don’t think sneezing into your sleeve is as gross (note spelling) as sneezing straight into the air. You don’t have to let the snot cover your shoulder do you, there are ways and means!
db
that is sooo grose
i need to do an asssingment ha
i already said that but all well
i would have thought that doing that would spread more germs