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Containing the Flu by Staying in Bed Is Better Than Infecting Entire Office.

By Julie Fishman-Lapin, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Dec. 12--You've got a big project due next week, you're boss is stressed out about the deadline and you woke up this morning sicker than you've ever felt. You've got the flu. What do you do?

There's only one right answer, say healthcare experts: Stay in bed -- not for a day or two, but a week or two.

It might sound extreme, but the money and productivity an employer loses on one flu sufferer is better than the amount of productivity lost if one worker in

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