When a person gets acold, for how long does the contagious perid last?
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Q: When a person gets a cold ,for how long is the cold contagious (period probably?)
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11/20/08 12:10pm
When people have a cold, they are most contagious during the first 24 hours of the illness, and they usually remain infectious for as long as the symptoms last. Cold symptoms can last a few days or up to a week. But if you develop a nagging cough, that can last for several weeks.
7/30/09 4:02pm
Yes, from the encyclopedia content on the site:
http://www.healthcentral.com/cold-flu/common-cold-symptoms-154148-75.html
7/30/09 5:49pm
OK, I'm looking at the page. I can see that you got "But if you develop a nagging cough, that can last for several weeks" from there. But what is your source for the words "you are typically not contagious at that point"? :)
11/ 3/10 1:39pm
when a person gets a cold how long are they contagious
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Thanks for your answer. I'm curious about your remark "you are typically not contagious at that point". Where did you learn it from? Can you cite a source? :-)