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Can One Be Safely Around Kids After 14 Days Of Flu And Bronchitis?
Posted on
Wed, 22 Oct 2014
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Wed, 22 Oct 2014
Answered on
Fri, 14 Nov 2014
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Question : Can you be around a one month old baby and a 2 year old baby after 14 days of flu and bronchitis . No sneezing left only an cough
Brief Answer:
It depends on what pathogen it was
Detailed Answer:
Hi...usually cough after a viral illness or bacterial is a recovery sign. 99% its not infection infectious, except in the case of tuberculosis. But as we do not know the organism here, it can't be conclusively told it not infectious. But I think if it's only a viral flu... You can be around safely 99%.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
It depends on what pathogen it was
Detailed Answer:
Hi...usually cough after a viral illness or bacterial is a recovery sign. 99% its not infection infectious, except in the case of tuberculosis. But as we do not know the organism here, it can't be conclusively told it not infectious. But I think if it's only a viral flu... You can be around safely 99%.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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