Handshaking is a very common method of transmitting the cold and influenza virus.

But (germs) can live easier on your hand, which may be moist.

Antibacterial soaps aren't any better than regular soaps.

It's important to clarify that the avian influenza virus is not new to wild birds.

There were 284 deaths from West Nile virus last year, (but) 30,000 deaths from pneumonia and influenza, and those are diseases that we can immunize against, ... So this is still a quite rare condition and not something that people should be overly concerned about.

Sometimes, the crystal ball is a little bit cloudy and the influenza virus fakes us out so that the virus in the vaccine isn't an exact match for the virus circulating in the community.