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captain queeg

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1. A friends wife has been sick and self isolating

Reply to lettucebe (Original post)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:39 AM

Jul 2020

I guess she has tested negative twice but the docs say her symptoms are so classic they are sure she has it. I don’t know how much time elapsed from when she stated feeling it and got tested. Or the second test. She hasn’t been severely ill yet; dry caugh, no sense of taste and smell is all I’ve heard of.

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How long after exposure before you will test positive? What say you Harvard Medical School? [View all] lettucebe Jul 2020 OP

A friends wife has been sick and self isolating captain queeg Jul 2020 #1

Absolutely, and if and when a vaccine is released to the public, social distancing and masks need to still_one Jul 2020 #2

Given there are other infectious disease such as the flu Johonny Jul 2020 #5

That too. Excellent point still_one Jul 2020 #8

What about the anti-vaccers? demosincebirth Jul 2020 #7

I would like to think that the anti-vaccers are not a significant portion of society, but I don't kn still_one Jul 2020 #9

So all this trump bs about people being tested is basically bullshit dixiegrrrrl Jul 2020 #3

I keep hearing several days to two weeks is how long the incubation period is. Jamastiene Jul 2020 #4

So, it seems that frazzled Jul 2020 #6

Does it say anywhere how long before contagious? Thinking if 4 days at 40% yet contagious LizBeth Jul 2020 #10

2 days prior to symptoms through illness Evergreen Emerald Jul 2020 #12

That two or more days matter, before comes positive, and two days prior to symptoms is interesting. LizBeth Jul 2020 #13

K&R UTUSN Jul 2020 #11

K & R Duppers Jul 2020 #14