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Health Tip - How Contagious are Respiratory Tract Infections?
By Mike Alexander Sr.

Mike is involved with several organizations including the National Association of Health Underwriters, Independent Insurance Agents Association, East End Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau and the National Association of Small Business Owners, to name a few. Mike is a licensed Risk Manager and highly regarded in the insurance industry.

For more information on ABM and Mike Alexander, visit their site here.

As an insurance executive one of my biggest goals is to keep people healthy. That's great for the client, my companies, and for the economy in general. With that, I'm continuously looking for quality information that you can use in order to stay healthy.

It's cold and flu season. Your co-worker in the next cubicle has a mound of Kleenex on his desk, obviously nursing a cold. Following a sneezing fit, you can practically see the germs coming over the cubicle wall seeking someone else to infect. With the common wintertime illnesses, what is your likelihood of becoming infected through exposure such as this? Are there ways of minimizing the risk of becoming infected?

One of the most common (and preventable) wintertime illnesses is influenza. Flu is typically spread via direct exposure to droplets from coughs or sneezes of someone with the illness. Homes, schools, dormitories, and areas with poor ventilation or recirculated air (such as commercial airplanes) are the places of highest risk for contracting this disease. There is a 20%-60% risk of contracting the disease from a family member with influenza. ....Click here to sign up to eDocAmerica and read more of this article.