Jetliners are spreading disease - academic

A top academic says poor air quality in airplanes is causing the spread of disease, including TB.

Jetliners are spreading disease - academic

A top academic says poor air quality in airplanes is causing the spread of disease, including TB.

Professor Martin Hocking, from Canada, says some aircraft operate with low oxygen levels, helping to spread viral infections such as flu, measles, mumps, and the common cold.

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