Flu (influenza). Flu is usually infectious a day before symptoms start and remains infectious for about five to six days. Children and people with lowered immune systems may be infectious for a few days longer.
Orphaned wombat Tonka, who was rescued by Sleepy Burrows Wombat Sanctuary, in Gundaroo, 30 kms north of Canberra, was seen pulling out clothes of the washing machine in the home of his carer Donna Stepan. He is seen 'burrowing' into the washing machine, pulling out clothes and inspecting the mysterious hole.
The three living species of wombats are marsupial mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania. With a remaining population of only about 100 individuals, the northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) is considered to be critically endangered.