How long does it take to get a cold from somebody?

Answer 1

If someone has the flu and is contagious the disease can be transmitted to someone else within a few minutes if conditions are right. However, that second person will not show symptoms for a day or two, sometimes as long as four days after exposure.

Answer 2

It doesn't take very long. If somebody sneezes around you, you can probably get it if the person that sneezed on you has the flu. You might have some side affects like the chills and the high fever Then if you do have those side affects you might want to go see a doctor.

Answer 3

Anyone who is feeling flu-like symptoms is contagious. You are most contagious when you have a fever or have had a fever in the past 24-48 hours.

I am not a doctor. I recently had H1N1 that turned into pneumonia and this is what my doctor told me when I asked about attending family Christmas gatherings. I stayed at home alone and away from all people while I had a fever and first two days I didn't have a fever.

I was with family, including young children, 48 hours after my fever had gone away, but I avoided close contact and washed my hands A LOT. I still felt sick (tired, runny nose, cough, shortness of breath, etc...) but the fever had been gone for two days. No one I was around has come down with H1N1.

Hope that helps!

Answer 4

1-7 days

visiting a cousin icu for cancer and kidney failure , he has the swing flu am i in danger of catching the flu. I am not vacinated.

Answer 5

Yes, you certainly can catch the flu from someone else. The flu is a virus. It can be passed by saliva, sneezing, and skin to skin contact.

Answer 6

Once when I was out at the movies with a few friends, this guy who was behind us had a cold and within 10 seconds, I caught it.

Answer 7

Not very long at all, sometimes 6 to 12 hours depending on your system.

Answer 8

The incubation of a cold can vary between colds. For most colds, it is just a couple of days, with symptoms gradually appearing.

Answer 9

Yes, that is the most common way to catch influenza.