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Question: Could you get a cold from!.!.!.!?
If someone with a cold were to cough in a room, from a distance, would you get sick!?
My friend asked me this; she wonders how long nasal secretions would stay in the air!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
My friend asked me this; she wonders how long nasal secretions would stay in the air!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Droplets are pretty heavy, compared to air!. You should be ok!. It is when you actually get "sprayed" or touch something that someone who is sick has already touched!. Germs stay on surfaces for a pretty long time!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Yes, if you are in close contact with people who are sick there is a chance that you could get it!. The bacteria can be airborne and come in contact with you by breathing it in!. The best way to avoid getting sick is to avoid being around or in the same room as people that you know are sick!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
yes you can get a cold!. you have all of the bacteria in the room!. if he coughs sneezes or anything then the germs will be their!. the one way you can kill the germs is by sprayin lysol or any other germ killing wipe or spray!. however i do not know how long it will stay in the air:\
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if you need any other advice please feel free to email me at keyla_brown123@yahoo!.com or brown!.keyla@gmail!.com please remember to state your problem and that you are from yahoo answers/Www@Answer-Health@Com
Contrary to what the person above me has said, cold is a rhinovirus not a bacteria!. Secondly, the virus would live one whatever it touches for up to ten hours but I dought it would stay in the air for long!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
There's a chance! It all depends on air currents, proximity, and your ability to fight it off!.Www@Answer-Health@Com