My friends roommate has a "viral infection". Should I be worried?

Hello. This is a follow-up to a few questions that I posted earlier today. I have some new information, and would like to include it in a question. I go to College, and a good friend of mine has a roommate who is suffering from a "viral infection". Those are her words. She went to Student Medical Services, who referred he to a hospital, and all the Hospital told her was that she had a viral infection. Now, my friend says that the roommate is sleeping a lot, being generally "lazy:, if you will. No coughing, sneezing, etc. I am not a big fan of getting sick, and definitely do not want to get sick in College. So, my question is....should I minimize contact with my friend until this whole thing blows over? Part of me wonders if it is even worth it because we have hung out for more than a few hours a day since Friday. We hung out tonight, too. I just haven't had any contact with the roommate...so, what should I do, and what could her roommate have? Mono? Flu? Pleas help. I'm worried!

Wow.Viral can mean anything and if she isnt coughing or sneezing,than maybe its not as simple as a cold or the flu.I mean,why wouldnt you just say what you have unless its something a little more personal.I would make sure that you dont have any direct contact with this person or her roomates.Take some airborne and wash your hands.You dont want to catch something funky.

Stay away. That's the only way to be sure.

Hepatitis A or B or C, maybe is it this? If so you may have need for concern.

Being tired goes with any disease or if on medication of course can enhance tiredness.

Some colleges dont want a Hepatitis scare or publicity about it either.

virus's are easily transmitted..best to stay away if you dont want it.

A viral infection, means it is contagious, so yes limit your contact until she is better, wash everything you both touch, you might want to get some Clorox wipes to disinfect your room. Get to the drug store and buy some "plain off", it's tablets you take to ward off germs.

have you ever try to ask youre roommatie about his illness and see if he can spread out his viral infection to another people .or if you cant reach him then i will just change different dorn room or just dont even worrying so much might cause problem if he does find out that you as his roommatie and friend also can cause broken friendship and maybe into fights . i dont think be right doing that . if you do feel uncomtable with him then i will just talk to him whenever you do see him after school or weekend . have you try to read something about the diease that youre friend has .

Stay away because of wound colonization refers to nonreplicating microorganisms within the wound, while in infected wounds replicating organisms exist and tissue is injured. All multicellular organisms are colonized to some degree by extrinsic organisms, and the vast majority of these exist in either a mutualistic or commensal relationship with the host. An example of the former would be the anaerobic bacteria species which colonize the mammalian colon, and an example of the latter would be the various species of staphylococcus which exist on human skin. Neither of these colonizations would be considered infections. The difference between an infection and a colonization is often only a matter of circumstance. Organisms which are normally non-pathogenic can become pathogenic under the right conditions, and even the most virulent organism requires certain circumstances to cause a compromising infection. Some colonizing bacteria, such as Corynebacteria sp. and viridans streptococci, prevent the adhesion and colonization of pathogenic bacteria and thus have a symbiotic relationship with the host, preventing infection and speeding wound healing.

The variables involved in the outcome of a host becoming inoculated by a pathogen and the ultimate outcome include:

* the route of entry of the pathogen and the access to host regions that it gains
* the intrinsic virulence of the particular organism
* the quantity or load of the initial inoculant
* the immune status of the host being colonized

As an example, the staphylococcus species present on skin remain harmless on the skin, but, when present in a normally sterile space, such as in the capsule of a joint or the peritoneum, will multiply without resistance and create a huge burden on the host