The Importance of Preventing Flu

Add a layer of protection against the flu virus at home

Trane CleanEffects™, a whole-house air cleaner that attaches to your central heating and cooling system, provides homeowners with another tool to help prevent the spread of the flu. This includes the many forms it comes in, such as influenza A, B and C, avian influenza and the swine flu virus or H1N1. As the Centers for Disease Control monitor and assess the current spread of the swine flu, it's a good time to revisit recent research conducted by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in collaboration with scientists at Environmental Health and Engineering, Inc. demonstrating the effectiveness of Trane CleanEffects.

The research shows Trane CleanEffects will remove more than 99 percent of the influenza A (including swine flu or H1N1) from a home's filtered air.

The research was independently reviewed and published in the 2008 scientific journal. The title of the paper is “Control of asthma triggers in indoor air with air cleaners: a modeling analysis.”

Print this fact sheet for tips on preventing the flu

Summary of Influenza Virus Testing for Trane CleanEffects

How clean is the air inside your home?

Good Habits to Help Prevent the Flu:

Stay home when you are sick

Avoiding close contact with other people will help prevent them from catching your illness.

Clean your hands

Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs.

Cover your mouth and nose

Use a tissue when coughing or sneezing — it may prevent the spread of the virus.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth

Germs are often spread when a person touches a contaminated surface then touches his or her eyes, nose or mouth.

Practice other good health habits

Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids and eat nutritious food.

Install a whole-house air cleaner

Recent studies show that installing Trane CleanEffects, a whole-house air cleaner, removes more than 99 percent of the common flu virus, or Influenza A virus, from the filtered air in your home. This means Trane CleanEffects is a proven and powerful solution for helping battle the flu virus at home, where you and your family may be exposed to viruses that circulate in the air you breathe indoors.