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What are the chances i caught the flu along time ago and it stayed dormant in my body and now i am showing symptoms? had bacteria bronchitis twice
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Flu: The incubation period of influenza virus is about 1-4 days. It is unlikely that you would have contracted flu 2 weeks ago and remained asymptomatic for that time.
Answered 3/16/2014
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