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| Why influenza likes winter |
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Researchers believe they have solved one of the great mysteries of influenza: Why does the infection spread primarily in the winter months? The answer, researchers say, has to do with the virus itself. It is more stable and stays in the air longer when air is cold and dry, the exact conditions for much of the influenza season. ''Influenza virus is more likely to be transmitted during winter on the way to the subway than in a warm room,'' said Peter Palese, an influenza researcher who is professor and chairman of the microbiology department at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and the lead author of the influenza study. To view this article go to: http://pathogens.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.ppat.0030151 Content Updated ( Monday, 10 December 2007 ) |