Bacterial Pneumonia Is "Contagious From 1-2 Days To Weeks"

"In hugging a child after lying about her illness, Hillary Clinton alienated voters she looked to satiate. Even the photo-ops say something about her character...Hillary Clinton didn’t need to cover this up. Everyone has been sick. Why couldn’t she just come clean at some point and say, 'I’m under the weather'?"

To be fair, it wasn't a full-blown hug, it was an arm around her shoulder, then her hands on the girl's shoulders.

Still, Hillary's doctor said she had "bacterial pneumonia." You shouldn't be touching anyone, going near anyone, breathing near anyone if you have pneumonia.

Is pneumonia contagious?

Many contagious pneumonias have names, such as bacterial pneumonia, viral pneumonia, Mycoplasma pneumonia, and MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) pneumonia, that indicate the type of pathogen infecting the lung. Some pneumonias have names that are not as clear (for example, "walking pneumonia," which indicates a milder form of Mycoplasma pneumonia). There are many other descriptive terms, such as community-acquired pneumonia, hospital-acquired pneumonia, and aspiration pneumonia (examples that suggest the source of the organism[s] causing the pneumonia). They are all potentially contagious but not as easily contagious as the flu, for example.

When is pneumonia contagious?

Pneumonia is contagious when the causative pathogens (usually bacteria or viruses) are expelled by an infected person by coughing out infected droplets. These expelled droplets contain the bacteria or virus that causes the pneumonia. These droplets contaminate the mouth or breathing tract of another individual to eventually infect their lungs.

The approximate time when pneumonia becomes contagious varies with the type of infecting agent and may range from one to two days to weeks. In addition, some pneumonias are more highly contagious than others. For example, Mycobacterium and Mycoplasma organisms are highly contagious, but other types, including pneumococcal pneumonia, require optimal conditions to spread to another person and are weakly contagious.

Still, even if it's the "weakly contagious pneumococcal pneumonia, "Pneumococcus is spread through contact with people who are ill or who carry the bacteria in their throat. You can get pneumococcal pneumonia from respiratory droplets from the nose or mouth of an infected person."

Hillary coughs into her hands whenever she coughs. Her hands touched the little girl several times. She wanted the photo op to show how "healthy" she was. That little girl's parents are Hillary supporters, no doubt, who wouldn't change their minds even if their little girl caught the bug from Hillary. They'd surely never let a living soul know if that happened because it would ruin their idol.

Just another lie from Hillary: "non-contagious bacterial pneumonia."