MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -How likely is that you or other people on the plane will catch the flu? The answer is: not very. A widely held belief about flying is that everyone’s germs circulate in the stagnant air of a jetliner and there is a good chance many people on board will catch something.

Detailed explanation-2: -Infections may be spread on the aircraft through close contact and large droplets [1]; airborne spread through small-particle aerosols, as in the case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) [3]; or even through contaminated food [4, 5].

Detailed explanation-3: -Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health They found that the multiple layer of measures, including the wearing of face masks and more frequent disinfection, together with the aircraft airflow systems, results in a very low risk of COVID-19 transmission on aircraft.

Detailed explanation-4: -Masks, she says, should be worn by people who are infectious to catch droplets from their noses and mouths. If you don’t have a mask, the World Health Organization recommends covering coughs and sneezes with tissues or flexed elbows.