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Can you get sick by breathing in the exhalation or the snores when someone who is sleeping of someone who is sick or only when they cough sneeze spit?

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Cough/sneeze/spit: Only when they cough, sneeze or spit will they be contagious

Answered 6/20/2016

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A member asked:

Can you get sick by breathing in the exhalation or the snores when someone who is sleeping of someone who is sick or only when they cough sneeze spit?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Anthony Fritz answered

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