A member asked:

If you catch a cold from someone in the emergency doctors office, will you also get their severe symptoms?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Not always: Depends on the infection, but most cases not as bad if at all, because other patient has other comorbidities / medical issues in combination that makes their case an emergency...As opposed to "ordinary" cases.

Answered 1/5/2019

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