Pierce County TV interviewed Puyallup residents about what makes this community so special. Hear what they had to say in this video. Rain, Rain, Stay Right Here Rain gardens don't grow rain, but they do collect, store and filter it to keep untreated water from flowing into our local streams and river.
However, the viruses that cause colds (for example, rhinoviruses) are not the same as those that cause the flu (influenza viruses). Although the typical incubation period for influenza is about one to four days, some adults can be contagious from about one day before onset of symptoms for up to two weeks.Other people who develop complications, such as pneumonia, may extend the contagious period for a week or two.For colds, most individuals become contagious about a day before cold symptoms develop and remain contagious for about five to seven days.ther people who develop complications, such as pneumonia, may extend the contagious period for a week or two. For colds, most individuals become contagious about a day before cold symptoms develop and remain contagious for about five to seven days.
With flu season making it's earliest start in years, and certain strains of the virus hitting unlucky Americans hard this year, itâs important to be extra vigilant in your efforts to avoid catching it. I recently got this question emailed to me by a concerned viewer: Q: When is someone who has the flu contagious? Some people who are infected with the influenza virus can actually transmit the illness before they begin to feel any symptoms. Most of the time, you will become contagious about 24 to 72 hours after contracting the influenza virus and remain that way for up to five days after the onset of symptoms. But children or people with compromised immune systems can be contagious to those around them for up to two weeks.