Given a passage and a query based on the passage, generate an unambiguous, concise and simple answer to the query from information in the passage. Note that the answer may not be present in exact form.

Input: Consider Input: For colds, most individuals become contagious about a day before cold symptoms develop and remain contagious for about five to seven days. Some children may pass the flu viruses for longer than seven days (occasionally for two weeks). How long are you contagious with the flu for? The influenza virus, also known as the common flu, is a highly contagious respiratory virus that affects all age groups. The virus has a different effect on every person, and symptoms can range from mild to life-threatening. A common cold and the flu are easily spread from person to person, the flu most often by droplets produced by coughing and sneezing. Cold viruses in droplets are spread mainly hand to hand. These droplets contain the infectious viruses. How long is a cold or flu contagious? Both colds and the flu are contagious and are caused by viruses. However, the viruses that cause colds (for example, rhinoviruses) are not the same as those that cause the flu (influenza viruses). Flu symptoms include: 1 Fever. 2 Chills. 3 Runny nose. 4 Headache. 5 Muscle aches. 6 Warm, flushed skin and watery eyes. 7 Weakness or fatigue. 8 Sore throat. With flu season making it's earliest start in years, and certain strains of the virus hitting unlucky Americans hard this year, it's 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. Trending in Health. 1 1 Newborn left in gym bag outside Atlanta medical facility. 2 2 Texas hospital forced to evacuate patients due to lack of water. 3 3 Ovarian cancer symptoms and warning signs. 4 4 Indiana man in a coma with confirmed case of West Nile virus. 5 5 Mom delivers baby inside amniotic sac en route to hospital. Most experts agree that adults with a cold or the flu start being contagious about a day before they start experiencing symptoms. For the flu, the contagious period then lasts five to seven days into the illness. For children, the contagious period for the flu can last up to two weeks after they start feeling sick, even if they start feeling better before that. The contagious period for a cold lasts about three to four days into the illness. As a general rule, people with a cold are most contagious about three days after their initial exposure to the virus. For more information on colds, influenza and related topics, check out the links on the next page. Top How Long Is a Cold or Flu Contagious Related Articles Aches, Pain, Fever Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 F (37 C), in practice, a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 F (38 C). How long is a cold or flu contagious? How will I know if I have a cold or the flu? How do cold and flu viruses spread? How will I know if I am cured of the flu or a cold? When should someone seek medical care for a cold or the flu? Query: how long am i contagious from the flu

Output: The contagious period for the flu can last up to two weeks.

Input: Consider Input: The typical flu incubation period is between 24 hours and four days, with the average being two days. This means that if you are exposed to the influenza virus and become infected, you will start to experience flu symptoms anywhere between 24 hours and four days after the exposure. Another factor that contributes to how the flu spreads is when exactly you may be contagious. You may also wonder how long it takes to get sick after you have been exposed and how long you are contagious when you have it. Flu Incubation Period. The typical flu incubation periodthe time between exposure and the start of symptomsis between 24 hours and four days, with the average being two days. This means that if you are exposed to the influenza virus and become infected, you will start to experience flu symptoms anywhere between 24 hours and four days after the exposure. You may also wonder how long it takes to get sick after you have been exposed and how long you are contagious when you have it. Flu Incubation Period The typical flu incubation periodthe time between exposure and the start of symptomsis between 24 hours and four days, with the average being two days. This means that if you are exposed to the influenza virus and become infected, you will start to experience flu symptoms anywhere between 24 hours and four days after the exposure. Viral Shedding. Influenza spreads mainly by respiratory droplets that contain copies of the virus that have replicated in your body. Viral shedding, which correlates with infectivity, occurs starting approximately 1 day before symptoms appear and can continue for up to 10 days after symptoms develop. The most active period of contagion falls between 1 and 4 days after the start of symptoms, according to a May 2010 article published in the Journal of Infectious Disease. The study also found that in a small number of cases, infection transmission occurred before symptoms appeared. If you are exposed to someone with the flu, avoid close contact with the person, and wash your hands frequently. 1 Vitamin C: Although Vitamin C is widely used and has many benefits, there is no scientific proof that it will help you avoid an illness such as the flu or a cold. Tamiflu Actions. Tamiflu acts by reducing the number of cells in your body that are affected by the influenza virus. It does this by binding to a coating, called neuraminidase, that's found on the surface of the virus. Neuraminidase allows the virus to penetrate healthy cells, where it can then produce more copies of the virus. After symptoms start, adults can spread the virus for five to 10 days. However, the amount of virus spread decreases significantly after three to five days. Adults are most contagious with the flu from 24 hours before symptoms start to three to five days afterward. Flu symptoms generally don't come on gradually. 1 More often, people describe the onset of flu as if they were hit by a truck.. You feel fine, and then suddenly, an hour later, you feel like you can hardly move. 2 We know that it is highly contagious and can be spread before you even have symptoms. Preventing the Flu After Exposure. 1 Vitamin C: Although Vitamin C is widely used and has many benefits, there is no scientific proof that it will help you avoid an illness such as the flu or a cold. 2 Humidifiers: Evidence suggests that viruses such as the cold and flu spread more easily in cold, dry air. Query: how long incubation period influenza b

Output: The typical flu incubation period is between 24 hours and four days, with the average being two days.

Input: Consider Input: Here's How Long Cellphone Companies Store Your Call Records If the Senate approves the USA Freedom Act, your provider would hold the key to your call logs. By Steven Nelson, Staff Writer | May 22, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. An internal Justice Department document that the ACLU obtained through the Freedom of Information Act shows that, as of 2010, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint did not store the contents of text messages. Verizon did for up to five days, a change from its earlier no-logs-at-all position, and Virgin Mobile kept them for 90 days. The carriers generally kept metadata such as the phone numbers associated with the text for 90 days to 18 months; AT&T was an outlier, keeping it for as long as seven years. An e-mail message from a detective in the Baltimore County Police Department, leaked by Antisec and reproduced in a 2011 Wired article, says that Verizon keeps text message content on their servers for 3-5 days. And: Sprint stores their text message content going back 12 days and Nextel content for 7 days. An e-mail message from a detective in the Baltimore County Police Department, leaked by Antisec and reproduced in a 2011 Wired article, says that Verizon keeps text message content on their servers for 3-5 days.. And: Sprint stores their text message content going back 12 days and Nextel content for 7 days. AT&T/Cingular do not preserve content at all. Us Cellular: 3-5 days Boost Mobile LLC: 7 days. That second set of data is from 2009. We know message information can be important so we're happy to make sure you have the best information. We keep and make available basic text message details for 90 days. You will find this information by logging into your My Verizon account. This includes who sent the message, who it was sent to, the date, and the time. How long does Verizon keep text message data? I am having difficulty getting information out of my phone company as to how long they obtain records and what records they keep in terms to text... Skip to main content deloused Aug 22, 2016 8:50 AM (in response to Supergirl1965) They retain the logs permanently, and the content for about 10 days. 2. Re: How long does Verizon keep records of text messages? viller Aug 22, 2016 10:51 PM (in response to Supergirl1965) Verizon keeps complete conversations forever. A text message is a short, typed message you send or receive on a mobile device. Text messages have a 160-character limit and can contain letters, numbers and special characters, like punctuation marks. They may also include links and emoticons. Verizon ONLY stores your content of your text messages for 5 days to ensure delivery of the messages if you are in a weak signal area. Obviously the writer of this didn't bother to do much research on these areas. Another reason a lot of this information is stored is for technical support purposes. Posted on March 21, 2013 at 1:17 PM 20 Comments. 1 Two clicks for more privacy: The Facebook Like button will be enabled once you click here. 2 Two clicks for more privacy: The Tweet this button will be enabled once you click here. 3 Two clicks for more privacy: The Google+ button will be enabled once you click here. If she wants the content of your text messages she's going to have jump through a shit ton of hoops to get it, and Verizon may not be interested in jumping through those hoops (due to time and effort involved) unless a court tells them that they have to do so. Query: how long verizon stores text messages
Output: Verizon stores text messages for 3 to 5 days.