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Are you still contagious with the flu if your fever has gone down?
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Yes: If you have the flu, you've been contagious since the day before you showed symptoms and for 5-10 days after you started showing signs of it. Children may be contagious even longer. See http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/acip/clinical.htm
Answered 3/19/2017
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