can i catch flu if the person was in the same room as me?!


Question: Can i catch flu if the person was in the same room as me?
Can i still catch flu if someone who had it was in the same room as me but didnt cough, sneeze, ect.. and didnt touch anything in the room. basically can you just catch it from being near a person?

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If it's an airborne virus YES

The influenza virus can be transmitted by both airborne transmission and direct contact. The virus is shed in the mucus secretions of infected people, starting about 1 day before symptoms appear and lasting about a week. Airborne transmission means tiny droplets are produced in a sneeze, cough, etc. The biggest droplets settle out of the air quickly, but some of the tiniest droplets can stay suspended in air for some time.

If you didn't have direct contact with the person or with another object they touched, and they didn't sneeze, cough, yell in your face, or give you a big sloppy kiss, your chances of infection are pretty minimal. But your best bet is always a flu shot!

Medical school, and of course a little wikipedia refresher course

Germs + bactira can spread quick sometimes so it could be possaible, also depends on what flu it is


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