Not dependent on weather, except for the fact that during colder weather 
people tend to stay indoors more and infect each other more.  But it's more 
a matter of practicing the basics, like washing your hands all the time and 
keeping surfaces clean.

Kat

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From: "Erin Hall" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:11 AM
Newsgroups:   bit.listserv.c-palsy
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: The Flu

> So when is flu season supposed to be over?  If it is dependant on good 
> weather, we are going to be waiting a long time.  :)
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cleveland, Kyle E." <[log in to unmask]>
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 3:22 PM
> Subject: Re: The Flu
>
>
> Yeah, the strain types are "A" and "B" this year.  There is a type "C",
> but it's not common.  The "bird flu", or H5N1 virus, is type "A".  The
> H5 stands for the fifth order of hemagglutinin protein and the N1 stands
> for the first order of neuraminidase protein (useless info, I know).
> This year's most common variety is A(H1N1) but it didn't show up on the
> hit list for some reason.  I'd hate to be on the panel that has to
> determine what ingredients are going to be in the next year's "soup", as
> you put it.
>
> Kyle
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