22. If someone sneezes or gets sick or passes gas, does everything just float around in the air? (A K2S Question)

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Unfortunately, yes, but we do try to use tissues, and have filters on the air circulation system. One of the big problems is to keep the filters clean as virtually everything that floats freely will end up on the filters (like the filters on your heating and air conditioning system at home).

Answer provided by Byron Lichtenberg, Ph.D.


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