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Common Facts

  • It has been estimated that adults suffer 2 to 5 colds per year, and school children may suffer 7 to 10 colds per year2.
  • Over 75% of men3 say that they would not offer any sympathy to a colleague with a cough and 40% would go as far as avoiding them altogether!5
  • The average speed of a sneeze is 90mph (1.5 times faster than the average UK intercity train)5.
  • The average sneeze spray can reach up to 20 metres6.
  • You cannot sneeze with your eyes open7.
  • It is impossible to sneeze while you are asleep8.
  • After only 1 use a tissue could contain 15,000 germs9.

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References:
1) 13th January 2009 - Lack of sleep 'raises cold risk' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7823599.stm [date accessed 29/10/09]
2) Johnston S, Holgate S. Epidemiology of viral respiratory infections. In: Myint S, Taylor-Robinson D, eds. Viral and other infections of the human respiratory tract. London: Chapman & Hall, 1996:1-38. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/biosi/subsites/cold/commoncold.html [date accessed 29/10/09].
3) Survey carried out by opinion maters on behalf of Reckitt Benckiser between 15/07/09 and 16/07/09, sample size 735 UK adults [date accessed 29/10/09].
4) Research carried out by Tickbox.net between 20/10/08 and 23/10/08 sample size 1355 UK adults [date accessed 29/10/09].
5) Dr Roger Hendison report 'Speed of the Sneeze' - October 2008 [date accessed 29/10/09].
6) Home Health UK http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/influenza.htm [date accessed 29/10/09]
7) Jan 2009 - COLDS AND FLU - WHEN TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR, http://www.valemedical.nhs.uk/leaflets/Newsletter%20-%2005-04.pdf [date accessed 29/10/09]
8) 1st May 2009 Simon Edge, The Story of a Sneeze - http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/98168/The-story-of-a-sneeze/ [date accessed 29/10/09]
9) 10th Nov 2007, Sneezing into sleeve stops germs spreading, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1568919/Sneezing-into-sleeve-stops-germs-spreading.html [date accessed 29/10/09].

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