Fact #1:
One sneeze can
spray 3,000 infectious
droplets into the air at
more than 100 MPH.
Fact #2:
Cold and flu viruses can live from 2-8 hours on hard surfaces like desks and textbooks, and up to 3 hours on your skin.
Fact #3:
The Rhinovirus is the official name for the common cold, and Rhino is Greek for 'nose'.
Fact #4:
94% of parents feel it's important their children are taught how cold and flu viruses spread.
Fact #5:
96% of school nurses agree that when a child comes to school sick, other children tend to catch his or her virus.
Fact #6:
The common cold results in 22 million lost school days per year.
Fact #7:
Back to school is the best time for you to communicate with children and parents about how to minimize the risk of getting the cold and flu bug.
Fact #8:
Runny noses are easily spread among children in school.
Fact #9:
Reducing the spread of viruses in the classroom and the hallways of school is the best way to keep kids from getting sick.
Fact #10:
The Center for Disease Control recommends facial tissues as one of the key strategies to minimize cold and flu viruses.
Fact #11:
Every year, the U.S. alone reports more than one billion colds and 35-50 million flu cases.
Fact #12:
Eight in ten consumers who are familiar with Kleenex® Anti-Viral* Tissues would recommend the product to parents or teachers.
Fact #13:
Students are exposed to cold and flu viruses all year round. Which is why it's important to battle cold and flu bugs with Kleenex® Anti-Viral* Tissues all school year.
*Kills 99.9% of cold and flu viruses in the tissue in 15 minutes. Virucidal against: Rhinoviruses Type 1A and 2 (Rhinoviruses are the leading cause of the common cold); Influenza A and Influenza B (causes of the flu); Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV – the leading cause of lower respiratory infection in children).
Fact #14:
An estimated 125 million workdays are missed by parents who stay home with a sick child.
Fact #15:
Kleenex® Anti-Viral* Tissue is the only facial tissue that kills 99.9% of common cold and flu viruses* in the tissue within 15 minutes.
Fact #16:
88% of mothers say their children caught the cold or flu from classmates.
Fact #17:
79% of mothers feel their child gets sick more often during the school year.
Fact #18:
Children in school environments can have as many as 12 colds per year, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Fact #19:
72% of moms surveyed feel cleaning up piles of facial tissues in the house when a family member is sick has contributed to their cold or flu.
Fact #20:
57% of moms feel that placing a child's used tissue in their pocket on the go has contributed to the spread of the bug.
