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If a child is sick in the same room as me could i breathe in particles and get ill? how likely is this to happen? how likely am i to get ill?

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Dr. Julan Crane answered

Illness: This depends on the type of infection the child has. Different illness can be spread in different ways.

Answered 11/4/2014

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Dr. Liesa Harte answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Contagious Illness?: It depends on what the child is ill with and how that illness is spread. Some illnesses are spread through droplets in the air. Some require exposure to body fluids.

Dr Munshower and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 11/9/2014

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A member asked:

If a child is sick in the same room as me could i breathe in particles and get ill? how likely is this to happen? how likely am i to get ill?

6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Julan Crane answered

Dr. Liesa Harte answered

Dr Munshower and 3 doctors agreed

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