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Jon: right. the last two victims are british. but the thinking is that it does spread from human-to-human by droplets through the area. just like a flu or other virus, right? >> it is not as infective as that so it is close contact. people that live in the same house, sharing towels, sharing bed linens. that is why you shouldnt do that. you should disinfect areas in the house. so its really just the closest contact, whereas so youre not going to see it spreading so much in an office situation. m...

Sidelined so many americans may be easing somewhat, but were not out of the woods yet. especially at the office. abcs dr. richard besser tells us you could be putting yourself in danger just by showing up for work. >> reporter: the office is now a flu obstacle course. >> im sitting in my car, taking refuge from people in my work who have come in coughing and sneezing and sniffling. >> constantly washing my hands. since im in sales, i come into contact with a lot of people. >> all of my co-worker...

Ways to really prevent flu and a lot of people called in and asked us exactly. and one of the first things to do get vaccinated. if you dont have the vaccine, now is the time. were not at the peak and theres enough time to do this. the second thing, we want to make sure that you wash your hands on a regular basis. because of the cough and droplets, washing your hands regularly, clean up the viruses that might get into your system and the certain message thats important, cover your mouth. now, th...

Ambulances. and one pennsylvania hospital dealt with the onslaught by triaging 9 sick in a special outdoor tent. and this flu strain is a bad one. droplets from a sneeze or cough can survive on a doorknob, a keyboard or even a pen for up to eight hours. experts say people at risk can take steps to avoid contracting the virus. now, the number one, getting vaccinated. also washing your hands frequently. 15 for 30 seconds at a time. above all, keeping your hands away from your eyes and knows after ...

Deaths. as we were getting rid of other childhood diseases that became the one that was one of the higher death rates. and its a very, very, very contagious illness. droplets and everything else and the population that gets it. we are looking at preschool kids. they are all over each other. we do recommend two vaccines that is being fully immunizedded for it. the concern here is that some of the children have already been immunizedded. the other thing that will happen is children immunizedded wi...

Anytime soon. hes going to be transferred to a medical facility thats going to be able to deal with that kind of damage. >> they called me in from home. right now were in the crime scene, so watch your feet. >> see what these are. these are gravitational droplets. this is where hes walking and his hands are moving or hes got other wounds on him, and the blood is dropping from his body to the ground. >> the blood. so the actual incident might have taken place here, but they were struggling, it lo...

Damage to the affected arm. he wont be coming back here any time soon. hes going to be transferred to a medical facility thats going to be able to deal with that kind of damage. >> they called me in from home. right now were in the crime scene. so watch your feet. see what these are, these are gravitational droplets. its where hes walk and his hands moving or hes got other wounds on him and the bloods dropping from his body to the ground. >> so the actual incident might have taken place here but...

Disease affecting millions. tuberculosis. a new study finds the number of cases dropped but the infectious disease is spreading. where? >> with this one were doing actually much better. tuberculosis is the second cause of death among the infectious disease after h.i.v. in this country were fine because were getting tested, we get the skin test, we get injections. but a lot of other countries, uzbekistan, russia, this kind of tuberculosis especially epidemi. africa is high because h.i.v. infectio...

Hes going to be transferred to a medical facility thats going to be able to deal with that kind of damage. >> they called me in from home. right now were in the crime scene, so watch your feet. >> see what these are. these are gravitational droplets. this is where hes walking and his hands are moving or hes got other wounds on him, and the blood is dropping from his body to the ground. >> the blood. so the actual incident might have taken place here, but they were struggling, it looks like, from...

Under the hot water to get them in there. >> or me, jamming it. hitting the top. >> put water in here, freeze it, you make ice cubes that are long, narrow, and roundish. they drop right into the lid of any bottle. >> perfect. >> top of any bottle. >> this guy. $7 to $10. misty mate. twist and mist. wrap this around the chair in the backyard, beach umbrella, backyard. hook it to a hose. this shoots out a minimum spray, tiny little droplets of water. keep cool. >> how much does this cost? >> $7.50...