Originally Posted by
Mitsu3000gt
The risk of transmission is the same as the regular flu, according to the interviews with virologists that I have seen so far, AHS, and Health Canada. It is contracted exactly the same way - you can get it from touching your face after touching a contaminated surface, coming into contact with someone who has it, etc. If people follow standard flu-season precautions, which most people do not (washing hands often and for 30+ seconds, never touching your face, etc.) the risk is low that you will catch any droplet-based illness like this one.