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Pneumonia Exposure

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Hello Ladies!

My Doc office is closed so I thought that I would post this question here.  Next best thing!  My Step-daughter was with us last weekend and she started feeling badly last Saturday.  I asked that she keep her distance from the baby but I caught her holding and her and even saw her giving a kiss on the cheek. Fast forward to this week, she has been at her mothers at home with a high fever all week.  they finally got chest x-rays today and she has been diagnosed with pneumonia and given antibiotics.  She is OK and on the upswing.

My question is, would I know by now if my baby girl was to catch the pneumonia since she was exposed a week ago?  Is pneumonia contagious or is it just a cold that turns bad with a particularly run down person?  Any insight would ease my mind...or make me worry depending of the answer I guess!

Thanks in advance! 

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  • mben1119mben1119 member
    Some types of pneumonia are contagious, but not all.  And, the ones that are contagious are actually very hard to catch from someone else.  
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  • sap05esap05e
    I think it develops from other illnesses more often than not. 
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  • AdanessaAdanessa
    I think it's really rare to catch a pneumonia from someone, more likely you will just catch the disease that caused their pneumonia in the first place. If LO gets sick and has wheezing or any sort of lung symptoms I would take her to the doctor to be safe.
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  • jnealetjnealet member

    It usually develops from another illness, so you want to watch if your lo gets a cold. 

    My OB was totally fine with me being around my grandmother when I was pregnant and she had pneumonia. I think you're fine.  

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