The flu continues to cause hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations each year. The flu can be spread by touching infected people, touching infected surfaces like door handles, and inhaling the virus through air particles. Physicians recommend getting a flu vaccination, as well as regularly washing your hands, wiping down surfaces, and increasing air circulation.
Read more about how you can avoid the flu at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/want-to-avoid-the-flu-wash-hands-clean-counters-crack-a-window-consider-a-surgical-mask/2018/10/26/1f1e32ce-d6f6-11e8-a10f-b51546b10756_story.html?utm_term=.055ed9b71711.