7 miles per hour
People also ask, what is the highest recorded speed of a sneeze?
Explanation: Armchair medical science maintains that the involuntary respiratory convulsion known as a sneeze launches mucus from the body at 100 miles per hour, landing it 30 feet from the source.
How fast and how far does a cough travel?
About 3,000 droplets are expelled in a single cough, and some of them fly out of the mouth at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour. It starts at the back of the throat and produces even more droplets — as many as 40,000 — some of which rocket out at speeds greater than 200 miles per hour.
How far do your germs go when you cough?
According to the CDC, "People with flu can spread it to others up to about 6 feet away. Most experts think that flu viruses are spread mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.