How not to catch a disease from someone?

Can one be affected with epilepsy when the fellow came into direct contact with a person demonstrating features of epilepsy?

No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease, so you cannot catch it from being in contact with someone who has it. It is not like an infection or virus.No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease, so you cannot catch it from being in contact with someone who has it. It is not like an infection or virus.No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease, so you cannot catch it from being in contact with someone who has it. It is not like an infection or virus.No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease, so you cannot catch it from being in contact with someone who has it. It is not like an infection or virus.No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease, so you cannot catch it from being in contact with someone who has it. It is not like an infection or virus.No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease, so you cannot catch it from being in contact with someone who has it. It is not like an infection or virus.No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease, so you cannot catch it from being in contact with someone who has it. It is not like an infection or virus.No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease, so you cannot catch it from being in contact with someone who has it. It is not like an infection or virus.No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease, so you cannot catch it from being in contact with someone who has it. It is not like an infection or virus.No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease, so you cannot catch it from being in contact with someone who has it. It is not like an infection or virus.No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease, so you cannot catch it from being in contact with someone who has it. It is not like an infection or virus.

Ringworm is a contagious disease what does it mean?

Means you can catch it from someone who has it.

What is non communicable?

Non Communicable simply means that you can't catch the disease from casual contact with another person who has it. Cancer, or heart disease would be a terrible disease but you cant "Catch them" for someone that has them. A cold or the flu, std's are all examples of "Communicable diseases", diseases you can catch from contact with someone that has them.

Why is a disease like osteoarthritis not considered an infectious disease?

Osteoporosis is not considered an infectious disease because someone cannot catch it from a sufferer of osteoporosis.

Can you catch a cold by being next to someone with a cold?

You can catch a cold by being next to someone with a cold. This is because cold and flu in infectious and is considered to be an airborne disease.

If someone had alzheimer can you get it?

Alzheimer's Disease is thought to be hereditary, but it is not communicable -- you can't "catch" Alzheimer's.

What is a synonym for catch as in to catch a disease?

to contract a disease

Could hepatitis be caused from agent orange?

Hepatitis is an infectious disease. You catch it from someone that had hepatitis.

When was Catch My Disease created?

Catch My Disease was created on 2005-04-25.

If you care for someone who has invasive breast cancer can you catch it?

There is in no-way, shape or form, that you can catch any type of cancer, it it's a natural disease, only way you can get it is if you were born from someone who has had it in their lifetime, even then the chances are slim.

Is breast cancer a noncommunicable disease?

Yes. You cannot get cancer from being in contact with someone who already has it.

Can the vaginal area catch something from someone who is sick?

Yes that is what the term STD (sexualy transmited disease) refers to.