Germs can fly very far every time you sneeze

Germs from a sneeze can travel 20 feet or more. (Dreamstime)

We all do it. Some of us do it quite loudly. Others do it not once, but several times in a row.

Sneezes are everywhere these days, especially during the height of cold and flu season. The chorus of “achoo’s” in offices, on buses and in homes often sends bystanders scrambling to get out of the line of germ-spreading fire.