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COLDS.. .how long are we INFECTIOUS for?

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noonar · 19/11/2006 08:45

hi dd1 and i have a stinking cold.

does anyone know how long you are infectious with a cold?

i think you stop being infectious after a certain number of days after symtoms appear, even if you still have symptoms. (did that make sense??)

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ptmum · 19/11/2006 09:40

Im not sure if there any exact signs that you are infection free, but i always think that if you arnt violently coughing and sneezing your ok, the germ is everywhere at the moment so not sure anywhere is infection free!

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noonar · 19/11/2006 09:42

thanks! we have a few vulnerable people on our 'people to see' list, so want to be careful.

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