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Can a healthy person who has been in contact with a someone with pneumonia and sepsis transfer them to another unhealthy person?
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No: Pneumonia and sepsis are usually caused by organisms that are found normal in many folks' bodies that end up getting out of control. Do not worry about carring infections
Answered 6/24/2018
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