Flu and fair

[groomporter]

Someone local mentioned to me a flu going around locally. At fair we all often share drinks from each other's jacks, it might be worth being a little more careful about such things with the predictions for H1N1 returning with cooler weather. The wife had a couple confirmed cases of H1N1 show up in her office on the floor beneath her not too long ago so it's obviously still present here in Minnesota.

[Celtic_Fae]

While I don't agree with isolationism and seeing everyone as a potential threat like the media would have us, I do agree that it doesn't hurt to be a little more careful. It's a good habit to watch one's beverages anyway, since there are so many saliva communicable diseases: herpes, meningitis, H1N1, colds, regular flu, etc. Certain common measures such as not sitting next to someone who is exhibiting symptoms (looking ill, coughing, sneezing), washing your hands, and covering your nose/mouth when you sneeze and cough are just sensible, now more than ever.

[Lady Rosalind]

Thanks for the reminder! I was just thinking about this as our faire starts tomorrow (Des Moines!), and we all tend to grab water where we can, and in a pinch, it's from someone else's goblet if our is empty. I'll make sure to remind folks tomorrow!