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spiritsofland.bsky.social
"To date, there is little evidence that handwashing reduces the spread of influenza, which transmits through the air."

#FluIsAirborne #MaskUp #CleanTheAir #MedSky #IDSky #H5N1

(article is from last year)

www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The Next Flu Pandemic Could Be Worse Than Covid If We Don't Heed History
COVID and the 1918 flu pandemic gave us playbooks on how to prepare for the next pandemic. But we aren’t using it.
www.scientificamerican.com
October 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM
covidsolutions.bsky.social
Yup, and allow me to introduce the moral imperative of #VirusFreeAir...

#FluIsAirborne
#RSVisAirborne
#CovidIsAirborne
#MeaslesIsAirborne
September 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
"Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing revealed SARS-CoV-2 in 98.3% of 463 air samples and influenza A in 17.2%."

Wear a respirator, FFS.

#MaskUp #CleanTheAir #CovidIsAirborne #FluIsAirborne
cidrap.bsky.social CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · Sep 17
Airport air sampling captures COVID, influenza viruses

Researchers say air monitoring complements wastewater testing in detecting respiratory pathogens from diverse populations, including asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic people.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4AyPxkK
Sign at airport with arrows to arrival hall, customs, and first aid
September 17, 2026 at 9:18 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
It costs less money to prevent flu than to treat flu.

It costs less money to prevent flu than to treat flu.

It costs less money to prevent flu than to treat flu.

It costs less money to prevent flu than to treat flu.

It costs less money to prevent flu than to treat flu.

#MedSky #FluIsAirborne
September 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
cleanairclassrm.bsky.social
#FluIsAirborne
It's in the AIR

@channel4news.bsky.social

#CleanAirClassrooms
#CleanAirHealthcare

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‘Super flu’ crisis - can the NHS cope with surging case numbers?
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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December 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
troubleshooter.bsky.social
Nein sowas! Wie hätte man das auch nur entfernt ahnen können ... 🤪
#cleanair
#maskup
#fluisairborne
December 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
The list of airborne pathogens is long.

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#CovidIsAirborne #FluIsAirborne #MeaslesIsAirborne
nousaerons.bsky.social LET'S AIR @nousaerons.bsky.social · Feb 17
We've updated our infographic on diseases that can be transmitted through the air we breathe, adding Norovirus.

Most viruses can survive for one to several hours in a poorly ventilated room. See the excellent article in @nytimes.com on this topic: nypost.com/2026/02/14/h...
Infographic titled “Examples of diseases from pathogens that can be transmitted through the air we breathe.” It groups airborne pathogens into viruses, bacteria, and fungi, and connects each to associated diseases. Viruses include adenovirus, coronavirus (MERS, SARS, SARS-CoV-2), influenza A and B, morbillivirus, mumps virus, norovirus, rhinovirus, rubella virus, respiratory syncytial virus, and variola virus, linked to diseases such as chickenpox, COVID-19, influenza, measles, mumps, gastroenteritis, common cold, rubella, bronchiolitis, and smallpox. Bacteria listed include Bordetella pertussis, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Legionella pneumophila, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, linked to whooping cough, diphtheria, legionella, meningitis, and tuberculosis. Fungi include Aspergillus, Blastomyces dermatitidis, and Coccidioides immitis, associated with aspergillosis. A color legend indicates which diseases have vaccines.
March 21, 2026 at 4:14 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
Cuts to public health agency of canada with a looming highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1, aka "bird flu") pandemic is not a good look.

#FluIsAirborne #MedSky #IDSky #MaskUp #CleanTheAir
March 20, 2026 at 1:45 AM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
We can clean the air for chickens, but we can't do it for schools, hospitals, public transit, etc. etc.

#H5N1 #FluIsAirborne #CleanTheAir

www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat...
Far-UVC light could stop spread of HPAI in poultry
Groundbreaking research explores far-UVC light as a potential breakthrough in stopping highly pathogenic avian influenza spread in poultry farms.
www.wattagnet.com
March 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
#FluIsAirborne #CovidIsAirborne #CleanTheAir #MaskUp #MedSky #IDSky
durhamhealthnc.bsky.social Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · Jan 8
We don’t know who needs to hear this, but the flu is getting out of hand. And we needed to make a post about it. Here are our pretty direct thoughts, because sometimes our social media manager/infographic designer is tired & can’t think of a way to put it more gently. Please make good choices. (1/2)
Here’s the thing: Ridiculous numbers of people are getting the flu right now. Cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are reaching or have already reached record-breaking numbers. People of all ages are getting sick, being hospitalized, and dying, even if they had no other health conditions. And lots of people who are “ok” and don’t require hospitalization are feeling terrible and probably wish they were not sick. You should really be trying not to get the flu (and COVID-19 and RSV and more). This means, yes, you should really get vaccinated….Vaccines teach your body how to recognize and respond to the particular viruses they were created for. No amount of washing your hands, eating healthy, sleeping, or exercising can do this for you. Sorry. These are all important for your immune system and other reasons, but they cannot replace the work of vaccines. People of all ages, with or without other health issues, should get vaccinated. Vaccines help prevent infection and severe illness in people of all ages (yes, even kids. Healthy children can and do die from the flu. And most children who die are unvaccinated*). *Sources if you don’t believe us: bit.ly/428YhOU, tinyurl.com/4tmv8km8, bit.ly/mm7241a2. ... and you should wear masks. If you don’t want to get or spread the flu (or COVID-19 or other things) you should really wear masks. Seriously, people. Yes, we know, some of you love them and some of you hate them. But we’re a health agency so we’re here to share the things that work to protect your health. Masks keep you from breathing in, or breathing out into the air, virus particles that make you and others sick, even if you don’t know you or the people around you are sick (and honestly you often won’t know). You should wash your hands frequently, eat healthy foods, and get plenty of sleep, but no amount of any of this is going to keep you from breathing in virus particles in the air. Definitely wash your hands. Please. Viruses can spread in multiple ways, and handwashing helps prevent some of those ways. But you can’t wash away a virus you’ve breathed in. There’s a reason masks often become required again at doctors’ offices and hospitals whenever virus spread gets bad (like now). It’s because they work. Also, it’s very unkind to choose to be unmasked around others if you know you’re sick (and if there’s no reason you can’t wear a mask). For you, maybe it’s “just” the flu or a mild case of another illness, and you don’t care if you’re sick. But for the person you pass it to, it could be: Too much for their body to handle in addition to their chronic illness | The illness they pass to a loved one who has cancer | The reason they are sick on the day of an important life event | A hospital stay for a child | The infection that leads to a disability | Their cause of death. If you are sick, please be kind and stay away from others as much as possible, and wear a mask if you have to spend time away from home. PS: A lot of cases of illness spread by people who don’t have symptoms, so if you want to be even more considerate, it’s a good idea to mask around other people even if you don’t think you’re sick.
January 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
Oh look, scientists trying to convince us that a deadly pathogen is airborne.

Sound familiar?

#CovidIsAirborne #FluIsAirborne #H5N1 #MedSky #IDSky #CleanTheAi
cidrap.bsky.social CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · Dec 19
Reports show how mpox clade 1b spreads through non-sexual contact in DR Congo, Ireland

Large family sizes and crowded living conditions may play a role in transmission.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...

Photo: World Bank / Vincent Tremeau
December 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
#CovidIsAirborne #FluIsAirborne
dcrinyyc.bsky.social 🔬🔭🧭👨‍💻🏞️👾🤖🌡️ @dcrinyyc.bsky.social · Dec 17
It always blows my mind to read case studies out of Asia & realize that they are probably a decade ahead of public health in the West in terms of actually understanding respiratory disease transmission. Peak public health in the West seem to be don't test, don't tell.
As the results show, it is most likely that in this outbreak, the long-range airborne route made a predominant contribution to the influenza infections [13], which the original study authors also suggested. Moreover, the current modelling study suggests the fomite transmission route played a slight role. The relative importance of these two routes suggested by our results could explain the following findings: ultraviolet radiation [39] and ventilation [40, 41] significantly affected the attack rates in some influenza outbreaks, whilst little or no direct evidence has been found to show that fomites can mediate transmission [8] despite the emphasis on hand-washing and surface cleaning. In addition, several control measures aimed at reducing the aerosol transmission achieved a good effect in the hospital after the outbreak [13], which also supported the significant role of the long-range airborne route. As the original outbreak investigation [13] reported, a series of measures were applied, such as isolating patients with suspected influenza, usage restriction of aerosol-generating procedures, regular checking on air-conditioning units and settings and the use of N-95 respirators. As a result, the hospital did not encounter another influenza outbreak in open wards during the subsequent year, including the first wave of the influenza H1N1 pandemic in 2009.
December 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
3 kids are already dead this month, and flu is at "ski high" levels, but they can't recommend respirators.

How many have to die for them to admit that this is an airborne pathogen?

#FluIsAirborne #MaskUp #CleanTheAir #MedSky #IDSky #CovidIsAirborne

www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
‘Sky-high’ circulation of flu among Canadian kids, teens as experts brace for worsening wave of infections | CBC News
A surge of influenza among school-aged kids is linked to the recent deaths of multiple Ontario children, prompting calls for Canadian families to get vaccinated as medical experts brace for a worsenin...
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
Another day, more flocks in canada infected with #H5N1

www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat...

#FluIsAirborne #CleanTheAir #MaskUp #PandemicPrepared
Avian flu strikes again in Indiana and Ontario
The Indiana flock included 14,300 meat ducks.
www.wattagnet.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
Stopped at my local UPS store to drop off a package.

Good news: They had a Corsi Rosenthal box in their store!

Bad news: It wasn't turned on 🤦‍♀️

#CleanTheAir #CovidIsAirborne #MaskUp #FluIsAirborne
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
Another day, hundreds more wild birds killed with #H5N1

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#FluIsAirborne #CleanTheAir #MaskUp #PandemicPrepared
Die-off of hundreds of birds something Manitoba hasn't experienced 'at this scale': biologist | CBC News
At least 500 carcasses of birds, the majority of them Canadian geese, have been recovered near water streams in southern Manitoba over the last month — a die-off scientists say they have not witnessed...
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
So, we are killing and disabling untold numbers of people because the ones in charge are throwing up their hands and exclaiming, "But masks are political!"

And no one will take responsibility to clean the air.

Did I get that right?

#CovidIsAirborne #FluIsAirborne #CovidIsntOver #MedSky #IDSky
December 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
An epidemiologist just went on cbc radio to say that flu does not have a strong airborne component and told everyone to wash their hands.

FFS I’m so sick of this droplet and hand washing dogma.

#FluIsAirborne #MaskUp #CleanTheAir #MedSky #IDSky
December 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
Absolutely zero mention of respirators or masks.

Public health fail.

#CovidIsAirborne #FluIsAirborne #MaskUp #CleanTheAir
December 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
Focusing solely on vaccines is not effective.

We need layered protections which includes respirators, especially in healthcare, and cleaning the air.

#FluIsAirborne #CleanTheAir #MaskUp
December 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
#H5N1 #PandemicPrepared #CleanTheAir #FluIsAirborne
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
What a mystery….

#FluIsAirborne #MaskUp #CleanTheAir
thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · Dec 4
UK: "Brits told to 'wear a mask' as flu spreads across country"

Flu positive rate rose to 11.6% weekending Nov 25 (from 10.7%). Health chiefs said the highest positivity was in children aged 5–14.

“We haven’t seen a virus like this for a while… these dynamics are unusual,” said Prof Nicola Lewis.
A woman wearing a medical face mask sits on public transport, looking out the window. Other passengers in the background are also wearing masks. A headline on the image says: “Brits told to ‘wear a mask’ as flu spreads across country.” The source shown below is express.co.uk.
December 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
Another day, more flocks in canada infected with #H5N1

"Over a four-day period, four commercial poultry flocks in Canada were struck by HPAI."

www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat...

#FluIsAirborne #CleanTheAir #MaskUp #PandemicPrepared
HPAI hits 2 poultry flocks in North Carolina, 3 in Ontario
New avian influenza cases are also confirmed in Indiana and British Columbia.
www.wattagnet.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
Another day, more flocks in canada infected with #H5N1

www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat...

#FluIsAirborne #CleanTheAir #MaskUp #PandemicPrepared
Avian flu still spreading in Indiana ducks
Two commercial meat duck flocks and one commercial duck breeder flock are the most recently confirmed occurrences.
www.wattagnet.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
spiritsofland.bsky.social
Your regular reminder that this is how public health is preparing for the likely H5N1 Highly Infectious Avian Influenza Pandemic:

image credit: @thev.bsky.social

#FluIsAirborne #CovidIsntOver #MaskUp #CleanTheAir #IDSky #H5N1
Vertlartnic headline: UK Health Lead: The next time we have a pandemic, we're just going to let everyone die. Image of a smug elderly lady who doesn't care about killing people.
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM