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Do Immunocompromised people spread viruses just as easy?
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There's an informal social group we both belong to, then we go to a café for a couple of hours. My question is only to do what the fact that the person I know is not taking precautions and is therefore getting sick on a regular basis and it lasts far longer than in non-immunocompromised people. By sick a mean everything transmissible from colds, flu, Covid and all other viruses they may catch. My question is: If they get sick from a cold or anything else that I would not have otherwise have caught might they spread it to me or will I still be immune to it? Just in general.
I don't like the fact, for my sake, they are going into public situations that put them at severe risk for getting sick, like a night club, and then they might spread it to me. If they simply flew on an airplane or went shopping at the mall that would very different.
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@robertwills I think I said a few incorrect/confusing things in my earlier post. Sorry! I think @kayabbott had some really good suggestions. I think also, you need to list what makes you especially nervous, like going to someplace with lots of people. You might have to say to her that you really enjoy her company but that it upsets you when she goes to crowded places knowing that she is immunocompromised and could get sick. Airplanes are no better, unless you wear an N95 mask. Please think about what matters most to you and act accordingly.
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If your friend is immunocompromised then he/she is taking risks being in close contact with others without masking or other steps. I have a few friends that caught covid on flights, so any place where one is close to others poses some risks. When someone gets sick, the virus or bacteria invades their cells, multiplies, and spreads until counteracted by antibiotics, antivirals, and/or ones immune system. Transmission to others by touch, sneezing, cough, talking, or whatever can happen regardless of the strength of that infected person's immune system. Your risk of catching their cold, flu, or other is lessened by waiting a few days to ensure they didn't catch anything from the nightclub, by keeping up on vaccines, keeping ones distance (across a small table), masking, and/or hopefully being immune to whatever pestilence is about because you already were sick from it.