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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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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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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.
Answered 11/9/2014
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