Kids top the list for spreading germs
Posted by staff / June 27, 2013 Leon Danonrespiratory diseasesrisk
Researchers mapped the daily contact networks of thousands of individuals to shed light on which groups may be at highest risk of contracting and spreading respiratory diseases. Children are at the top of the list when it comes to daily social contacts, making them most at risk for catching—and spreading—infections.
“People working as teachers or health professionals are no doubt already aware that they have higher risks of picking up bugs like colds and flu,” says Leon Danon from the Mathematics Institute at the University of Warwick.
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Photo credit: Howard County Library System
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