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wnylib

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10. I don't know all the data on how long it remains viable and infectious

Reply to Ex Lurker (Reply #9)

Fri Dec 27, 2024, 02:23 PM

Dec 2024

in the air or on surfaces. I did read an article last night that mentioned 18 hours, but don't recall if it was on a surface or in the air.

Seasonal flu viruses can "live" up to 18 to 24 hours on a hard surface. They are infectious for 8 to 9 hours.

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H5N1 bird flu advice and info video from a UK doctor. [View all] wnylib Dec 2024 OP

KnRnBkmrk. One query: does my recent flu shot provide some protection? or is it the wrong strain? Hekate Dec 2024 #1

Your recent flu shot is the wrong strain. wnylib Dec 2024 #2

Was afraid of that. As to raw chicken, I stopped buying after a series of recalls and this lovely warning... Hekate Dec 2024 #3

When I cook chicken (or any meat) at home, wnylib Dec 2024 #4

Pretty much what I used to do at home before I gave up and started buying cooked meats Hekate Dec 2024 #8

Is this virus more robust than other flu viruses? Ex Lurker Dec 2024 #9

I don't know all the data on how long it remains viable and infectious wnylib Dec 2024 #10

that is some great information rampartd Dec 2024 #5

He probably would have been fairly safe hunting pigeons. wnylib Dec 2024 #6

that is good to know rampartd Dec 2024 #7