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It’s been a flu-infused week.  Phone call after phone call, press release after press release, the Radio Boston team has been forced to understand, process, and document the swine flu crisis currently at hand.  Almost every morning, I’ve felt somewhat feverish.  Sympathetic symptoms are not such a stretch since we’ve been speaking with far too many folks who couldn’t avoid the flu even if they tried (kids, college students, and more).

I had one particularly illuminating conversation with Dr. David Ozonoff , a professor of environmental health at Boston University. He informed me that scientists actually have a lot to learn about the flu virus.  The biggest unknown at the top of the list: we’re still not completely sure how the virus is transmitted. Second on the list is even more frightening: most doctors DON’T know that we DON’T know.

This week’s conversation should be fascinating. Listen, learn, and call in with your questions.

(And remember to cough into your sleeve).