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Can you tell me when does a viral infection become a bacterial infection?

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Never.: A virus is one pathogen and a bacteria is another. What occurs sometimes is that you get a cold, ie. Virus and then with the mucus you get a supperimpossed bacterial infection.

Answered 3/12/2019

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