How to: Flu Proof Your Place

While you can't do much about all your co-workers or fellow commuters coughing and sneezing all over you, (besides wearing a surgical mask), you can at least keep your own home from becoming a breeding ground for germs.

This Old House has put together a list of ways to keep your germ exposure to a minimum.

Here are some of our favorites (also probably the easiest, because, hey, we're lazy):

• Consider an air filter for your bedroom.
• Pay special attention to areas where germs may gather, like your desk, or objects you pick up or touch, like a doorknob or remote control.
• Don't be betrayed by your own cleaning materials. Sponges, mops, brooms and even the cleaning products you know and trust may either harbor germs or may be ineffective in fighting the buggers.
• Seems obvious, but don't forget to wash your hands, up to six times per day.

Now that we're totally grossed out, we're going to go wash our hands four or five times.