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I would like to know how long someone sick with the flu can spread it to others. when is that person no longer contagious?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Flu: According to the cdc: “most healthy adults may be able to infect others beginning 1 day before symptoms develop and up to 5 to 7 days after becoming sick. Children may pass the virus for longer than 7 days.”.

Answered 8/25/2013

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