photo 3 Feb 1 note Social networking is not only responsible for spreading revolutions/demonstrations/activism/democracy (NB: see Egypt) but it is also responsible for spreading the flu!  Twitter me excited, I love me some epidemiology. If indeed true, this is pretty darn fascinating.  I’ll have to take a look at the full article to flesh out my understanding of this but the suggestion seems that your risk of contracting influenza is based on the depth of interaction and not simply based on your proximity. 

Social networking is not only responsible for spreading revolutions/demonstrations/activism/democracy (NB: see Egypt) but it is also responsible for spreading the flu!  Twitter me excited, I love me some epidemiology.

If indeed true, this is pretty darn fascinating.  I’ll have to take a look at the full article to flesh out my understanding of this but the suggestion seems that your risk of contracting influenza is based on the depth of interaction and not simply based on your proximity. 

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