The Pulse: Test Your Cold and Flu Knowledge

[MUSIC PLAYING] How do you sneeze? What's the great way to sneeze?

Whatever way it comes out.

[LAUGHTER]

Show me how you do that.

Ah-choo!

Tissue and--

Probably one of those, you know?

Into your elbow. Or what else?

Yeah. Not your hand, because then you've got to touch people.

That's right. OK. You could go into your elbow. Or you use a tissue to cover your nose and your mouth.

Yeah, that would be ideal.

OK.

I have learned to do this, not do this.

How do you sneeze?

In your elbow.

Do it into my arm.

Into your arm.

Yeah.

Into your elbow.

I usually just sneeze into my elbow like this.

OK. Kind of the Dracula move. Is that right?

Is that what that's called?

They do! They call it the Dracula. Show me how you sneeze.

Into your elbow.

Into your elbow. You know what we call that?

Dab.

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How far can things fly out of our nose when we sneeze? Any idea?

It's too far.

It is far.

50 feet sounds outrageous. But I'm going to go with that.

Maybe a foot.

15 feet.

About three or four feet.

I don't know, 10 feet?

Like five feet or something. It's crazy.

How far?

About 26 feet.

Ew.

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Did you get your flu shots?

Yes.

Yeah.

I did not. Why not?

Just didn't want to.

No.

I did not.

Which is bad, because she's a pharmacist.

Can the flu shot cause the flu?

Sometimes in some people. It depends on your immune system.

I think it can.

Perhaps. Well, I guess it's hard to say.

Probably not, no.

I don't think so, no. Because it's, supposed to at least, prevent it.

Good question. I don't know. But they told me no.

That's right. It does not cause the flu. Thank you.

No.

No, absolutely not.

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Now, hand washing is key to avoid cold and flu. How long should we wash our hands for?

You going to, ooh, sing the ABCs backwards.

The ABCs backwards.

I know that one.

How do you do that? Sing that for me.

Or I guess any direction, but the ABCs.

Is it a full two minutes?

You should wash it for--

30 seconds.

--singing the ABCs twice or something like that,

How long does that take?

Or happy birthday twice.

30 seconds.

30 seconds.

Right. About 20, 30 seconds.

15 to 20 seconds. You sing the happy birthday song.

Happy birthday song. About 20 seconds.

[LAUGHTER]

That's right. All right. Thank you very much.

That's it?

You were great.

Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Have a good one.

I can ask you a couple more if you want.

Nope. Bye.

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