When flu is on your plane...

A study in BMC Medicine uses mathematical modelling to determine the number of infections that result from a single H1N1-infected passenger on a Boeing 747. As shown in the table below, it depends on the duration of the flight and the price of your ticket:



Number who become infected
Flight duration
1st class
Economy
5 hours
0-1
2-5
11 hours
1-3
5-10
17 hours
2-5
7-17

Soon there'll be a new user fee from the airlines--$100 for lowest risk of H1N1 infection, $75 for moderate risk, and only $25 for highest risk! But wait, for only $150, your flight attendant will sell you a course of tamiflu. Of course, correct change is appreciated. Oh, I kid the airlines....

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