• Question: Why is sneezing "contagious"?

    Asked by ellieisnotonfire to Christina, Colin, Jess, Samaneh, Steve on 19 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Christina Pagel

      Christina Pagel answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      Is sneezing contagious? I don’t think just seeing someone sneeze (e.g. on tv) makes you sneeze does it?

      But if a group of people start sneezing together it could be because they are all reacting to the same thing in the air that irritates the nostrils (like pollen or pepper!)

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