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If someone has a cold and I drink from their alcoholic beverage, can I get sick?


Does the alcohol kill any viruses or bacteria? If so, how much alcohol content is required (wine, beer, hard liquor, etc.)?

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  1. #1 by fordkiller2005 on July 18, 2010 - 12:18 am

    Why don’t you have your own drink??

  2. #2 by rowbee on July 18, 2010 - 12:48 am

    you still can get sick

  3. #3 by lesliejay63 on July 18, 2010 - 1:00 am

    Even if the alcohol did kill the germs … they are still on the glass.

  4. #4 by droopy on July 18, 2010 - 1:35 am

    yes. It’s alcohol, not medicine!!

  5. #5 by MAX G on July 18, 2010 - 1:37 am

    we all hope so.

  6. #6 by smiddro on July 18, 2010 - 1:52 am

    Yes, you still can get sick. Remember, alcohol weakens your amune system. Therefore if you drink after a sick person, you can get sick.

  7. #7 by opinionatedkitten on July 18, 2010 - 2:05 am

    Yes you can. The common cold virus is quite resilient – and it’s been known to happen. It’s one of the most resilient known to modern medicine, actually. I don’t think beer and wine would even bother it under normal conditions. Hard liquor might kill it if the virus is soaked long enough – the problem is your lips touch the bottle before the alcohol has any chance of acting as an antiseptic. I assume if you clean surfaces with hard liquor, that will have some antiseptic effect, but you’re still better off with antibacterial soap.

  8. #8 by sweetlife716 on July 18, 2010 - 2:14 am

    Yes you can get sick, however I’m not sure how much alcohol is required to kill the bacteria.

  9. #9 by S....... on July 18, 2010 - 2:46 am

    Yes, if your immune system is down. Alcoholic beverages doesn’t kill bacterias or viruses.

  10. #10 by sergeant151 on July 18, 2010 - 2:48 am

    Play it safe, drink from your own alcoholic beverage.

  11. #11 by roy_glen2003 on July 18, 2010 - 3:05 am

    Yes, they probably could and I dont believe there is any certain amount of alcohol that is required to make a difference.

  12. #12 by **coolFreak** on July 18, 2010 - 3:54 am

    try and tell us what happen with you..

  13. #13 by darrkadlubowski on July 18, 2010 - 4:54 am

    Yes. Take a cold pill so it does’nt start getting u sick

  14. #14 by Common Sense on July 18, 2010 - 5:41 am

    Yes, you could catch the cold…

  15. #15 by trandru on July 18, 2010 - 6:19 am

    there is a possibility you could catch it depends on your immune system

  16. #16 by Nelly J on July 18, 2010 - 6:23 am

    maybe the pathogen was killed by the alcohol. dont drink after people, eww.

  17. #17 by evans0061 on July 18, 2010 - 7:09 am

    No. You see, the alcohol kills the germs. I’m dead serious. I’ve often wondered this myself, but that’s the truth.

  18. #18 by nobody on July 18, 2010 - 7:27 am

    Drinking from somebody’s alcoholic beverage may get you more than sick. You might get bopped.

  19. #19 by Ryan's mom on July 18, 2010 - 7:54 am

    Yes, because the virus would be on the outside of the glass, where their bottom lip touches. Best to not drink out of someone else’s glass. I hate it when someone other than my 2 year-old drinks out of my glass.

  20. #20 by renclrk on July 18, 2010 - 8:50 am

    Have your own straw, and no worries!!
    There are more germs on a car steering wheel, and shopping trolley handles than in a public toilet!!
    The easiest way to catch a cold virus is from airborne germs…….someone sneezes as you breathe in…………..
    A doctors waiting room is also a good place if you are looking to step out with a cold virus!

  21. #21 by magicglueofmike on July 18, 2010 - 9:16 am

    i would say maybe if it was liquer it might be less of a chance getting sick

  22. #22 by Amora on July 18, 2010 - 9:20 am

    The only alcohol that kills germs is isopropyl, but I wouldn’t recommend drinking it.

  23. #23 by Pit on July 18, 2010 - 10:19 am

    of course, you can get sick at the moment you drink your drink. you will get the cold from the glass not the liquid.

    :> peace
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