With all of the thank you’s that will be extended this year at Thanksgiving, you might not be as thankful for catching H1N1 “Swine Flu”. Thanksgiving could provide a breeding ground for the virus. With family’s, friends and acquaintances gathering to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, the abnormally higher density of people in your immediate area could leave you more vulnerable to catching H1N1 on Thanksgiving Day than any other day so far this year. Black Friday shopping might leave you even more susceptible to catching it as you battle the masses of strangers for the best deal in town.

H1N1 has already become widespread throughout the United States and Mexico with regional cases of it popping up all over Canada. Essentially, it’s everywhere. On this Thanksgiving day, you might consider thanking your local convenience store for providing hand sanitizer and antibacterial soap. Keeping your hands clean while visiting your loved one’s and shopping Black Friday this year will help provide a little bit more protection for you and them from catching the Swine Flu. That is something everyone can be thankful for.