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If my brothers family has been sick this week and we are supposed to visit this weekend how likely are my children to catch their colds?
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Contagious: Fairly likely. Viral illnesses are highly contagious. Not sure how old your kids are but I would expect the kids may catch the illness, so base your decision on that.
Answered 2/13/2015
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