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  1. Safety.com: Air Travel: Airborne Illnesses safety.com - Air Travel: Airborne Illnesses
  2. Independent Traveler: Avoiding an Airplane Cold independenttraveler.com - Avoiding an Airplane Cold
  3. MSNBC: How to Avoid an Airplane Cold msnbc.msn.com - How to Avoid an Airplane Cold
  4. Today: Can You Get Sick From Flying? msnbc.msn.com - Can You Get Sick From Flying?
  5. About.com: Getting Sick on Planes heartdisease.about.com - Getting Sick on Planes
  6. ABC News: Myth: Airplanes Make You Sick abcnews.go.com - Myth: Airplanes Make You Sick
  7. Peter Greenberg Worldwide: Catching a Plane Without Catching a Cold petergreenberg.com - Catching a Plane Without Catching a Cold
  8. Claire Newell: Avoid the Airplane Cold clairenewell.com - Avoid the Airplane Cold
  9. FlyerTalk: Discussion About Traveling with a Cold flyertalk.com - Discussion About Traveling with a Cold
  10. Yahoo Answers: Can You Board a Plane Sick? answers.yahoo.com - Can You Board a Plane Sick?


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Research Notes on Can I Get Sick from an Airplane


It is possible to get sick while traveling on an airplane. To prevent becoming ill during flight it is recommended to stay hydrated, keep hands clean, and possibly wear a face mask.1 Colds can be transmitted to others through through coughing, talking, laughing, and exhaling.2

Fast Facts:

  • The risk of getting a cold while flying on an airplane is 100 times greater than doing normal activities.1
  • It is believed that low cabin humidity is the cause of the increased risk of colds while flying.1
  • The body's natural defense system does not work properly at the high elevations that airplanes travel.1

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 MSNBC: How to Avoid an Airplane Cold
  2. ↑ Safety.com: Air Travel: Airborne Illnesses

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