In the prevention of respiratory illness particularly in conjunction with H1N1 influenza pandemic, personal hygiene Cover Your Cough and Sneeze (CDC Etiquette) through washing hands and Cough/Sneeze etiquette is holding a important role. The transmission of germs spread easily through the air carried on droplets when we were cough and sneeze, thus, respiratory hygiene attitude for everyone become a key component in the influenza pandemic prevention act.

Below we provide information for practicing cough and sneeze etiquette, since respiratory infections can be spread by two methods. It is a direct contact, when someone who doesn’t have a good etiquette coughs or sneezes directly on you. And the other methods is when you cough or sneeze into your hands and the germs are spread from your contaminated hands through various object which is called indirrect contact.

Read the complete article from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) about Practicing Cough and Sneeze Etiquette to be properly undertaken during a respiratory influenza pandemic prevention such a H1N1 influenza.