H1N1 Flu

I asked Dr. Jim Terman for advice about the potential for spreading the H1N1 virus at our meeting. This was his slightly edited reply:

1) Anyone who is sick should stay home. Flu, including H1N1,
comes on suddenly so folks need to note how they feel soon before the meeting:
fever, malaise, aching muscels, cough, sore throat. A few days later, no one with flu will want to come. Virus shedding [this is when one is congagious] is over by 1 week in 80%, by 10 days in the rest. Old individuals are less suseptible.
2) With a meeting in a private home, the most practical advice is to put out a couple of alcohol-gel hand sanitizer bottles, a couple of Kleenex boxes and nearby
wastebaskets, and point them out.

3) If you want, have some disinfectant tissues (Wet-one type) available to clean keyboards and other
common surfaces.

Thank you, Jim, for your much appreciated advice.
Byron