The plane crew Spreader H1N1 virus?

The airline workers who remain at work when sick is suspected to be the source of the spread of viral infections, such as H1N1, compared with a sick passenger. According to experts, workers at the airport with a lower fee even become a source of infection is more dangerous.

Dr.Michael Bell, an expert in the field of infectious diseases from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S., said, flight attendants or stewards and other workers more mobile in the plane can actually leave the bacteria in a variety of surfaces. "Passengers who are sick instead just quietly in her seat," he said.

Still, the biggest danger could come from airline workers or workers who pay lower airport, such as janitor. Received small wages and low benefits makes them difficult to get sick leave. "Individually they may be spreading infections," he said.

To anticipate the spread of disease transmission, the current American health authorities ask people who are sick to travel first. In addition, workers who are sick are also asked not to work and isolate themselves at home until his condition improved.

"Avoiding that airline workers do not become a source of transmission of infection is less complex because there are many variations of labor they have," said Bell. Moreover, the contract employees is the biggest part of the workforce there.

The link between risk of disease transmission on aircraft and the airport has become a big issue in the United States. Especially when the temperature is cooler autumn in the northern hemisphere will cause spikes feared H1N1 cases.

While awaiting the arrival of H1N1 vaccine, the U.S. Defense Department insisted that even workers in the airline to improve personal hygiene, both among employees or passengers, for example by way of washing hands more often.

The spread of germs could be resisted through the air cleaning system. Commercial aircraft are generally equipped with ventilation systems that can capture pathogenic germs and prevent the spread.