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How long can it take for you to get sick if you have been exposed to someone at their most contagious state. i live with someone who is sick.
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Please Clarify: There are hundreds if not thousands of possible answers to the number of different infections. What specifically are you asking about?
Answered 1/5/2019
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It depends: It depends on the infection. Some illnesses have an incubation period (the time between exposure and illness) of 2 weeks, others just 2-3 days. And then some illnesses are not contagious person-person at all--like certain kinds of food poisoning.
Answered 9/28/2016
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