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I was in contact with someone who has an pneumonia and ate something she had already bit. am i going to get an pneumonia to?

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Depends: It is unlikely that you will catch pneumonia by eating food bitten by the patient, with rare exceptions. What kind of pneumonia did your contact have? If you get fever, see your doctor or go the emergency room of the nearest hospital. Wish you good health! - Have a diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk products, nuts, beans, legumes, lentils and small amounts of lean meats. Avoid saturated fats. Drink enough water daily, so that your urine is mostly colorless. Exercise at least 150 minutes/week and increase the intensity of exercise gradually. Do not use tobacco, alcohol, weed or street drugs in any form. Practice safe sex, if you have sex. Get HPV vaccine

Answered 2/4/2018

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Maybe. Maybe not.: The common pneumonia germs don't always cause pneumonia, which means a person with pneumonia might transmit her germs to another person, but the receiving person might get other symptoms (such as nose, ear, or throat symptoms) instead of pneumonia. Pneumonia transmission is more likely airborne, meaning breathing in the air the sick person breathes out may be more risky than sharing one food item.

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No: You will not get pneumonia from that.

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