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At my job today I had to go inspect a hous an came to find out the mother an child had been sick with the flu the past three days an was still not feeling well.  My questions is....will I now get the flu??!  How long before to symptoms start to happen??!  Thanks for any help.
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225237 tn?1333138999
thanks!  So far i havent been sick :)
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1821418 tn?1317235080
Only time will tell with something like that so I wouldn't worry too much.
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1809109 tn?1331803777
Where they at home? It's possible, but unless you are immunocompromised or were licking the doorknobs around the house I wouldn't worry too much about it. Typically an inspection takes less than 15 minutes and if you are careful to wash before you eat, there isn't much chance for the virus to get to you. Just make sure you take your vitamins, eat well, and sleep well and you should be ok. If you did pick up the flu from them you might start developing symptoms in a few days. I'm not sure how fast the flu works though.
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