NN/LM Emergency Preparedness & Response Toolkit

Books as viral “agents”

Posted by Susan Yowell on February 19, 2008

So a coughing or sneezing patron leaves a book in the library’s bookdrop.  How long can the viruses that may be riding along on the book survive, possibly to be picked up by an unwary library worker or the next patron?  See the CDC’s Q & A on Preventing Seasonal Flu to find out!

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