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How much time after kissing someone who has a cold will you first notice symptoms of getting it yourself?
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Depends : First off you have to be susceptible to the cold that person had. Many are exposed to colds and do not get them. Secondly the incubation varies with different viruses that cause colds from usually 3-7 days. So if you were exposed and were susceptible, that would be the time frame.
Answered 7/15/2014
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