Yes - The closer you are to the origin of the virus the more likely you are to get sick.
Germs
In some cultures, it is considered polite to say "bless you" when someone sneezes, but it is not necessarily rude if you choose not to say it.
Bless you
Tzim geziint
Bless you or Excuse you
Most of the time you get the flu is when someone sneezes on you of if someone coughs on you
The customary Igbo reply when someone sneezes is "Ndewo" which means "good health" or "bless you."
When someone sneezes the common response is "bless you".
"Salute!" (Sah-lue-teh)
Yes.
In Tagalog, the phrase "God bless you" when someone sneezes is "Pagpalain ka ng Diyos."
BLESS YOU! (english), SANATATE! (Romanian) ...