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News Release 10-234
Human Networking Theory Gives Picture of Infectious Disease Spread
High school students' interactions provide new look at disease transmission
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Colds and flu spread like wildfire through groups of people, and through populations. Why?
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Researchers are continually seeking new ways to foil flu and other infectious diseases.
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Matchbox-sized sensor devices called motes recorded disease-spreading interactions.
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Stand back: if you're in a crowded room, you may soon be awash in viruses--and tissues.
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Graphic showing the flu virus and its antibodies.
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Antigenic shift: how a flu virus transforms and spreads.
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