incubation/contagion

[liz28]

okay does anyone have a DEFINITIVE word on this...
which of the illnessesdo you become contagious BEFORE the symptoms start..
is it things like colds/flus? or what.

[nikki.l]

From everything I've read, colds, flus and sv are contagious before the onset of symptoms. In the cases of sv, the virus is spread via v* and d*....so if that hasn't happened to the person yet he isn't likely to infect others before his symptoms start. Does that make sense?

[taner]

Yasv's are NOT contagious until there are symptoms...
incubation period for them is usually 48-72 hours as well...
I usually count down the hours during sv season :P

[princessmel]

So, if I was around my MIL on Saturday, and she was totally fine, but then got sick with d* and vomiting on Sunday, I'm in the clear?? How does that work?

[tabycat]

yeah, you're probably in the clear, it's just the way things work, sv tend to set in pretty quickly, and my boyfriend had one this weekend, i was around him the day before and about 24 hours after the last time he v*d and it's been 2 days since then and I feel fine. I'm sick with some head stuff that I caught from my mom, I spent most of the weekend with my parents b/c the two people I spend most of my time with were sick with different things, and I was trying to avoid getting sick, and I get sick anyway. Oh well at least it's jsut a head cold!

[kellybean]

A few years ago, (I'll never forget this, I was SOOO SCARED) my bf at the timecalled me and said he was up all night feeling n* and had d*. I was with himHOURS before he felt sick, kissing him. He ended up have an sv v* included, and I didn't catch it at all. So I think that the contageousbefore theory is false.

[princessmel]

I hope so. Thanks Kellybean and Tabycat!!! Those svs are weird.