Those of use on the convention circuit know that a lot of fanboys plus convention center equals an epidemiologist's nightmare; in conventions where people are in close proximity and in constant flux, moving from one room in the hotel or convention center to another in an hour and then making way to the ever crowded dealer's room means that all it takes for one person to be sick, and then suddenly, before you know it, it's a massive outbreak of ConSARS, or as I prefer to call it, Nerd Flu.
Today the internet is abuzz, because nerd flu has jumped from being a way to talk about getting infected at a convention to an actual outbreak of H1N1 flu at PAX '09.
So far, the confirmed H1N1virus has been found on the following flights:
Departed Sunday, September 6:
JetBlue #498, Seattle to Boston, Departed Sunday Night
United #356, Seattle to Denver, Departed Sunday Afternoon
Departed Monday, September 7:
Alaska Airline #12, Seattle to Boston, Departed Monday Morning
Delta #1050, Seattle to Atlanta, Departed Monday Morning
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