If you have 4 people in the same house and they all have the same cold at the SAME TIME, is it just going to run its course and be gone or could we keep passing it back and forth, since we live in the same household and are always around each other.
2007-04-20 10:44:27 · 6 answers · asked by shelia T 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
It will run its course and be gone. If your immune system is the usual type of immune system you will develop antibodies to that particular virus and are not likely to get reinfected with it.
HOWEVER, you can get a relapse of the same viral illness if you are not resting and looking after yourself adequately.
2007-04-20 10:50:26 · answer #1 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely, it will run it's course and be gone. To reduce the possibility of passing a potential mutant strain around, you should all wash your hands frequently.
2007-04-20 18:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by akuavi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO you wouldn't, you can never pass on the same cold twice, each cold is a different virus.
2007-04-20 20:14:59 · answer #3 · answered by nanalynnminn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you all get it at the same time, it is probably the same virus and you will develop antibodies to it. This will protect against reinfection for some time.
2007-04-21 13:36:42 · answer #4 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can pass the common cold back and forth until you all get your immune system stabalized to fight it off then it cant be passed back and forth from one to another. lots of vitamin C will help with getting rid of it
2007-04-20 17:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by hugglesandsnuggles 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really depends if the virus mutates because your immune system will be resilient against the previous form but not the mutated version
2007-04-20 17:54:09 · answer #6 · answered by Andrew S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋