noodles123
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Re: Wuhan virus
Laurasea- this was what I was always taught as well--- even with non-influenza viruses (but especially with influenza)---In many cases, you are most contagious before you even know you are sick--- and that has been my experience as well (I am very anti-vomit, so in high school, I used to literally leave the house as soon as my sisters showed symptoms of stomach issues (and stay gone) but more than once, I got sick anyway--despite packing and leaving the second there was a doubt in my mind lol)..I also used a TON of Lysol, but again, got sick anyway (despite no contact after symptoms).
I Also have frequently ended up coming down with boyfriends' colds within a short time (1 day--not even a full 24 hours--- is not long enough for a cold to incubate, indicating that he was contagious before he showed symptoms). This means in all of the aforementioned cases, I was infected before they showed symptoms, and probably spreading the same viruses myself (in an effort to avoid---due to that tricky incubation thing).
Side note: The norovirus continues to be contagious for up to 14 days after a person's symptoms are totally resolved and all symptoms are gone (yuck).
People should have to disclose positives!!!! That is crazy--- or at the very least, post publicly that they are refusing to disclose (so people can make their own judgement).
Laurasea- this was what I was always taught as well--- even with non-influenza viruses (but especially with influenza)---In many cases, you are most contagious before you even know you are sick--- and that has been my experience as well (I am very anti-vomit, so in high school, I used to literally leave the house as soon as my sisters showed symptoms of stomach issues (and stay gone) but more than once, I got sick anyway--despite packing and leaving the second there was a doubt in my mind lol)..I also used a TON of Lysol, but again, got sick anyway (despite no contact after symptoms).
I Also have frequently ended up coming down with boyfriends' colds within a short time (1 day--not even a full 24 hours--- is not long enough for a cold to incubate, indicating that he was contagious before he showed symptoms). This means in all of the aforementioned cases, I was infected before they showed symptoms, and probably spreading the same viruses myself (in an effort to avoid---due to that tricky incubation thing).
Side note: The norovirus continues to be contagious for up to 14 days after a person's symptoms are totally resolved and all symptoms are gone (yuck).
People should have to disclose positives!!!! That is crazy--- or at the very least, post publicly that they are refusing to disclose (so people can make their own judgement).
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