Re: [Paddlewise] Kayaking with Zebra Mussels

From: Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:45:03 -0700
Darryl Johnson wrote:

>
> But I have serious doubts that anyone is going to thoroughly wash a 
> sixteen foot fishing boat and outboard -- even if there was a cheap 
> disinfectant available. Hell, we can't even get people to buy into a 
> proper hand washing on a regular basis to slow down the spread of 
> infectious diseases, like the swine flue that's currently making 
> headlines.
>

You're going to have to do more than just wash your hands to stop the 
H1N1.  You need to be wearing a mask.  This thing also transmits by air 
(you can breathe in the virus from an infectious person sneezing or 
coughing who doesn't cover their face). 

http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=3dcf5d9a-7ad0-46a4-80cc-f10708b99a96

Jackie
(just getting over pneumonia... in the *summertime*!)
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