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My friend has been with his father who has pneumonia. is my friend a carrier? will i catch it?
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Almost certainly not: Bacterial pneumonia, with the probable lone exception being tuberculosis, is not "contagious". Most bugs which cause pneumonia are carried with us in her mouth, and to a lesser degree, our GI tract. viral lung infections, influenza in particular, can be extraordinarily contagious.
Answered 3/6/2018
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