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DH has COVID does that mean I will too

39 replies

Basilandparsleyandmint · 18/10/2020 15:48

So DH hit his positive results on Friday after becoming ill Tuesday.
We know how he got it most likely which was 4 days before.

I haven’t got symptoms yet but obviously will do my required isolation period.
What are the thoughts though - generally would I have symptoms by now? Feels like I constantly thinking about how I feel but trying not to.

Do generally all family members get it if one does ?

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flissity · 18/10/2020 16:04

My Dh 99% sure had it in March. Lost all sense smell/taste for a week-10days. Had a day of tiredness and was with someone a few days before, who was very ill and tested positive. So we are pretty sure.

None of kids or me (pregnant at the time) had it. I’ve since had antibody blood test and have no antibodies. So we didn’t get it!

PetitFours · 18/10/2020 16:04

I've no personal experience of this but I have heard of outbreaks in family homes where not everyone gets it.

TheAdventuresoftheWishingChair · 18/10/2020 16:16

I know of several families where one or two members have had it but either everyone else is asymptomatic or just plain didn't get it. I know there is the incubation period but I think it's more likely you would have symptoms by now if you were going to. You're still doing the right thing in isolating but I'd be really hopeful you don't have it or won't feel ill with it.

ItsBeyondMe · 18/10/2020 16:21

My mum had it, my stepdad never got it.

PuppyMonkey · 18/10/2020 16:23

My DP had it and none of the rest of us in house did (as far as we know - no symptoms anyway).

WatermelonSugarHighh · 18/10/2020 16:25

My sister in law had it and her DH and children never caught it

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Basilandparsleyandmint · 18/10/2020 16:25

Trying to not worry too much but it’s constantly there in the back and trying to plan and keep on top of house now and have a few things in the freezer to help just in case I get really ill as Dh Is terrible at cooking.

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janetmendoza · 18/10/2020 16:27

We all got it - sorry and we tried to isolate, open all widows etc, but to no avail.

nimbuscloud · 18/10/2020 16:27

A neighbour had it in April. Was quite ill and had to go to hospital for about 4 days. Nobody else in his household got it - 7 young adult children and his wife.

Charlieeee76 · 18/10/2020 16:28

No it doesn’t mean you will test positive automatically although you would assume so. I would do a test just out of interest of the result.

Mindymomo · 18/10/2020 16:38

Family I know, Mother and daughter had it, both spent 2 weeks in hospital, mother had to be incubated and still recovering some months later. Husband never got it.

ScarMatty · 18/10/2020 16:40

Family of 6 here.

1 person had it, the rest of us didn't

Waxonwaxoff0 · 18/10/2020 16:41

My mum had it back in April. My stepdad living in the same house did not get it that we know of, although to be fair he didn't get tested so he could have had it, but completely asymptomatic.

Lifeispassingby · 18/10/2020 16:46

Charliee76 that’s why there has been a shortage of tests- OP doesn’t need to test unless she has symptoms, which could start up to 14 days after DH

dementedpixie · 18/10/2020 16:49

I think the average time to start symptoms is 5 days after exposure but can be up to 14 days. Fingers crossed you stay symptom free

BrightSunshineDay · 18/10/2020 16:53

I know quite a few people who've had it, none passed it onto members of their household, which doesn't quite fit with the 'it's way more infectious than flu rhetoric'.
Also know a close contact of a covid positive person develop symptoms and test positive 10 days into isolation. 4-5 days is average but yes its possible to develop symptoms at any point in the 14 days although apparently only 2% will develop them after 11 days.

estherfrewen · 18/10/2020 16:57

DS16 got it . DH and I didn't. And he didnt just stay away from us - we had life as normal ie hugs at bedtime, sat on settee together etc, ate together. We all served our 14 days and back to normal now.

Porcupineinwaiting · 18/10/2020 17:04

Most families I know everybody got it, or maybe one family member escaped.

NK346f2849X127d8bca260 · 18/10/2020 17:32

My teen ds had it end of March he was pretty sick in bed for 13 days with it but nobody else got it, although i think i might of as had very mild symptoms four days after he became ill.
My adult daughter, she doesn't live with us, has recently had a Covid antibody test because she is a HCA and it was positive, she is trying to work out when she had it.

NK346f2849X127d8bca260 · 18/10/2020 17:35

My cousin's DH got it but she didn't, even though she was in same bed with him until he came down with symptoms, she then moved to spare room.

Downwithcovid · 18/10/2020 17:36

Loads of people get it and never pass to other who share the house or even their bed.

Shows what a load of guff the mad panic everyone someone in a school or workplaces gets it is. The vast majority of people can be in close contact with someone else who tests positive and never pick it up at all. Even those that do tdyoically don't know they have it unless tested

Downwithcovid · 18/10/2020 17:37

@NK346f2849X127d8bca260

My teen ds had it end of March he was pretty sick in bed for 13 days with it but nobody else got it, although i think i might of as had very mild symptoms four days after he became ill. My adult daughter, she doesn't live with us, has recently had a Covid antibody test because she is a HCA and it was positive, she is trying to work out when she had it.
Why? Tems of millions of us have had it. Good luck ever finding out when it was.

What would be the benefit anyway.

vonny63 · 19/10/2020 04:42

My sister tested positive. My mum, dad and other sister never caught it. Myself and son who had spent the day with her, eating, drinking and sharing food also never caught it.

garlictwist · 19/10/2020 04:48

My brother in law had it in April (tested positive as works for nhs). My sister never caught it and had an antibody test (also nhs) si knows this for sure.

ChasingRainbows19 · 19/10/2020 04:50

Asymptomatic transmission is a problem with covid. While I agree some wouldn’t have caught it from close family. A lot will have and just have been symptom free, doesn’t mean they couldn’t have spread it tho and that’s the point of contact isolation ...