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A member asked:
Can spitting help get most germs out during a cold? & not spitting mucus, just any saliva that comes
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No: Spitting may help you deal with thick nasal secretions that drain into your throat, but it does not rid your body of germs. It does spread them however.
Answered 10/26/2015
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