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If two people get the same type of cold or flu virus, will they have the same symptoms?

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Dr. Stevan Cordas answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Same or different: No one is the same so their symtoms will be slightly different but generally they will have similar symptoms.

Dr Hickerson agreed

Answered 9/7/2019

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