A member asked:

I have an antibiotic for my strep throat but if my partner sleeps in the same bed as me is he likely to get it too?

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Dr. Christopher Conti answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

PERHAPS: Avoiding close contact such as kissing and careful attention to handwashing should significantly reduce the risk.

Answered 4/9/2016

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Dr. Yelena Kipervas answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Likely: You are contagiousness for 24 h after you start an antibiotics. You could have infect you partner before you knew you are sick. The incubation period is 7-10 days, so you will know soon if you infected your partner. Universal precaution is the best think you can do while you are sick and try not infect your friends and family.

Answered 6/5/2017

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