{"id":241078,"date":"2023-11-15T14:35:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=241078"},"modified":"2023-11-15T14:35:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:35:43","slug":"when-youre-most-contagious-after-catching-covid-according-to-doctors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/when-youre-most-contagious-after-catching-covid-according-to-doctors\/","title":{"rendered":"When you\u2019re most contagious after catching Covid, according to doctors"},"content":{"rendered":"

COVID patients exhale high levels of virus the first eight days<\/h3>\n

Two doctors have revealed when you\u2019re most contagious after contracting Covid.<\/p>\n

With new variants circulating around the country and the festive season around the corner, you might want to know when you\u2019re most likely to catch the virus from somebody else.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s not fully clear when you start being contagious after being exposed to coronavirus, research suggests when you\u2019re most likely to shed the virus.<\/p>\n

According to Vincent Covelli, M.D., a board-certified infectious disease physician at telemedicine platform PlushCare, you\u2019re most contagious during the first five days of symptoms.<\/p>\n

You tend to shed most when your viral load is the highest, with research suggesting this occurs on day four after your symptoms have started.<\/p>\n

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A study, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, found that viral loads of the Omicron variant peaked on the fourth day after first signs appeared.<\/p>\n

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also suggests that people with Covid who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms should isolate for at least five days after their symptoms begin.<\/p>\n

However, those with moderate to severe symptoms should isolate for at least 10 days.<\/p>\n

Usually, most healthy people are no longer contagious after the 10-day period.<\/p>\n

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