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I just had a 36 hour bout of stomach flu, i guess norovirus. after 2 days my wife is showing the same symptoms, is it possible for me to get it again?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Gastroenteritis: If you had a viral gastroenteritis that was passed to your wife, it would be unlikely that you would get that exact strain of virus again.

Answered 12/19/2018

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