Imagine a world way off in the future, where all you had to do to avoid swine flu was wear a special suit, completely indistinguishable from your typical business attire. What year do you think that would be available? 2050? 2100? 2500?
How about this week.
A Japanese company, Haruyama Trading Co., has developed a suit that it claims protects the wearer from the deadly H1N1 strain of influenza.
The suit is coated with the chemical titanium dioxide, which reacts to light to break down and kill the virus when it comes into contact with it, according to company spokesperson Junko Hirohata. The chemical is a common ingredient in toothpaste and cosmetics.
The company has produced 50,000 of the suits and will start selling them on Thursday, for about 365 GBP. The company said it spent a year developing the suit, which retains its properties even after being washed numerous times.
Japan has been gripped by swine flu fear since the global outbreak began a year ago, with the World Health Organization confirming more than 340,000 cases worldwide and around 4,100 deaths.
And you thought there wouldn’t be a stylish way to thwart swine flu.
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