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Can coughing in someones face outside cause them to get flu / covid?
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Coughing in someone's face can transmit the respiratory viral infection you have. Just coughing by itself would not cause anything. Get Covid and Flu vaccines. Get HPV vaccine. Wish you good health! Safe sex: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/safer-sex-guidelines
Answered 2/11/2023
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The primary mechanism of transmission of most viral respiratory illnesses is via respiratory particles, usually within 6 ft or 2 m. Virus particles in respiratory secretions when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks can also infect another if it is inhaled or makes direct contact with the mucous membranes.
Answered 2/11/2023
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Yes, especially when the recipient is unvaccinated. Influenza and Covid-19 are spread person to person, primarily through large-particle droplet transmission.
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