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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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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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