most healthy adults may be able to infect others from 1 day before symptoms start to 5 to 7 days after becoming sick while children can spread virus for longer. antiviral drugs such as tamiflu can reduce the severity of illness and the length of time you are sick and can prevent serious flu-related complications from developing. while tamiflu can reduce virus shedding some people will continue to shed virus during treatment. therefore even while on tamiflu you can still be contagious. cdc recommends that people stay home during illness and for at least 24 hours after fever is gone unless medical care is needed. your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.
i was diagnosed with the flu have been on tamiflu for 3 days now am i still contagious?