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Can you feel the affects of a virus less than 24 hours after exposure? exposed to person with respiratory virus but was outside. possible?

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

NO: generally the incubation of most viruses is days not hours thus the symptoms you are experiencing may be due EXPOSURE at the SAME time as your "contact" Hope this is helpful! Dr Z

Answered 10/2/2016

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