What Is Influenza B?
5. Transmission
Influenza B is very contagious, which means it is fairly easy for an infected person to infect somebody else. It is transmitted in the same way that the other influenza viruses are transmitted. This mostly means through the droplets of bodily fluids of an infected person.
These droplets are typically ejected from the body when the infected person coughs and sneezes and these droplets can infect people up to 6 feet away. It is one reason why people are advised to cover their mouth and nose. The virus can also be transmitted when somebody comes into contact with surfaces that have been contaminated with the virus.
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