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If you had covid in the last 3 months, how long from exposure to feeling sick?

Asked by JLeslie (65742points) October 6th, 2023 from iPhone

If you can narrow down when you were exposed to covid, how long until your first symptoms started? I just read most people 5–6 days, and someone I know it took 4.5 days. For a while it seemed like most people were getting sick sooner.

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canidmajor's avatar

Without being able to track to source (no one told me if they had been exposed) I can only guess at likelihood, which would be about 48 hours, maybe as much as 72 hours, although that is less likely.

Cupcake's avatar

Interesting Q. My husband and all four parents have had COVID in the past 3–5 months but none of them know how they were exposed.

I agree with you, anecdotally, that it seems to take longer for symptoms lately. Or at least a lot longer to test positive on a rapid antigen test. My mom was already over her major symptoms before she tested positive at home.

JLeslie's avatar

I just came across this:

Symptoms also might come on sooner for people who have been vaccinated and previously infected, said Dr. Michael Mina, a former Harvard epidemiologist who is now the chief science officer for eMed, a telehealth company. “Especially people who have been recently boosted,” he said, “if they get infected, they might become symptomatic 24 hours post-exposure, 48 hours post-exposure, really fast.”

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/well/live/covid-test-expiration.html

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