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If my roommate caught the flu from me, will i get it again from her?
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Flu: Chances are, that you have built up enough immunity so that you will not get the flu a second time
Answered 4/23/2018
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The basics: When you get a viral illness like the flu, you only get over it because your body has generated antibodies that remove the virus. Those antibodies will protect you from getting the SAME FLU STRAIN again over the next few years. Including from your roommate. It doesn't protect you from other flu strains, so if your roommate got his somewhere else you might get it.
Answered 5/17/2018
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