Many health-conscious travelers take the time to wash their hands frequently and wipe down their tray table in-flight. But did you realize your health can be affected simply by the airports you frequent, especially if those airports are in New York, Los Angeles or Honolulu.
With SARS and H1N1 a not-so-distant memory, a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering focuses on the influence of airports in the spread of pandemics.