Ah, Science Daily… I so enjoy this site. Today, I found a lot of interesting news, but this was share-worthy. It’s an article entitled Major Swine Flu Outbreak At US Air Force Academy, Unique Opportunity To Study Virus Behavior and details some interesting things about the virus that were learned through an outbreak at USAFA.

What I found most noteworthy is the fact that the body continues to shed the virus far longer than anticipated. I cannot say (as I am no expert) if this is atypical of the typical seasonal flu variants or not, but the report showed that 19% of the infected were still shedding viable H1N1 virus a full day after becoming asymptomatic.  That does not mean they are absolutely still contagious, but it is possible, and this news may well change the way we think about returning to work after a bout of the flu.

It’s an interesting article, give it a look-see.

Jim