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can one catch pneumonia from close contact
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can one catch pneumonia from close contact with someone who is recovering from it

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February 28 6:13 AM (5 minutes and 52 seconds later)
         
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Greetings.

Pneumonia can be transmitted from close contact, even from a recovering person. It is transmitted through close person-to-person contact, especially via respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Contact with contaminated surfaces and other body fluids may also be another mode of transmission.

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Edited by Dr. Arun Phophalia on February 28 2008 at 6:13 AM

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