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After Infection to Swine Flu, When Do You Become Infectious to Others?

by Swine Flu Information

Can you pass it on to others before you start to feel or show symptoms? Not only swine flu but seasonal flu.
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tarn_e_bum December 8, 2010 at 3:29 pm

you are contagious 1 day before you start showing symptoms, it is like this with all flu’s

Amanda December 8, 2010 at 3:40 pm

An infected person can spread the virus to others 24 hours before they have any symptoms and up to 7 days after symptoms show.

Cady December 8, 2010 at 3:57 pm

You spread the virus before you syptoms, because once you get your sypmtoms, your body is already fighting and “killing” the germs.

Linda Marcus December 8, 2010 at 4:47 pm

The new swine flu virus apparently spreads just like regular flu and become airborne if infected person cough or sneeze without covering their nose and mouth, sending germs into the air. The virus is transmitted by saliva or droplets of sneezing from an infected person. You could pick up germs directly from an infected person, or by touching an object they recently touched, and then touching your eyes, mouth, or nose, delivering their germs for your own infection. Infected people can start spreading flu germs up to a day before symptoms start, and for up to seven days after getting sick, according to the CDC.

LightingStone December 8, 2010 at 5:44 pm

all i know that it is NOT tranfered by air, the virus dies in 4 hours if its in the air..

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