How Far Can a Sneeze Travel?

The average human sneeze can contaminate a room in minutes

Monday, November 23, 2015 Ah-Choo! Sneeze 'Cloud' Quickly Covers a Room, Study Finds Just in time for cold and flu season, a new study finds the average human sneeze expels a high-velocity cloud that can contaminate a room in minutes. Read more ... Related Reading • 12 Causes of Respiratory Infections • Common Cold Quiz: Test Your Medical IQ • Cold or Flu: How Do You Know? Today's Health News •  E-Cigarette Ads Boost Use Among Young Adults, Study Finds •  Scientists May Have Spotted Happiness' Home in the Brain •  Child Care Centers Offering Too Little Outdoor Time •  Teasing Girls About Weight May Cause Lasting Harm •  Ninlaro Approved for Multiple Myeloma •  New 'Collar' Aims to Help Shield Brain From Concussion •  Most First-Time Moms Plan to Follow Vaccine Schedule •  Allergy and Asthma Sufferers Beware as Holiday Season Kicks In •  Why Women Should Lower Their Holiday Stress Level •  ADHD Medications Linked to Sleep Problems in Kids •  Health Tip: Are You Flossing Correctly? •  Health Tip: Safety Suggestions for Teenage Babysitters •  Caffeine in Pregnancy May Not Harm Baby's IQ, Study Finds •  Colon Cancer Screening Rates on the Rise in NYC Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   Diseases and Conditions   MedicineNet Home From Our WebMD Sponsors Care for Aortic Stenosis? Follow Us       MedicineNet Newsletters Sign up for the NEW MedicineNet newsletters today! New specialty newsletters include Skin Care & Conditions and Arthritis. MedicineNet Newsletters » Quizzes • Preventing Type 2 Diabetes • Cold or the Flu? • Rheumatoid Arthritis Top Viewed Articles • FDA Approves GMO Salmon • Dietary Supplement Safety • Sex Makes Happy Couples • Charlie Sheen HIV-Positive • Alarming Antibiotic Use Picture Slideshows • Avoid Diabetes Complications • Finding Relief for Your Cough • Joint-Friendly Fitness Routines • Guide to Erectile Dysfunction • Common Eye Conditions Latest Pet Health Content • Coughing in Cats • Coughing in Dogs • Bronchitis in Cats • 6 Signs of Pet Illness Bonus PDF Booklet Infectious Diseases Book