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No. It is an internal infection.

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Why gangrene is not contagious?

Gangrene is an infection that originally enters the body through a break in the skin, of some kind. The gangrene bacteria cannot pass through intact skin. Only injured people are at risk.


Does gangrene smell?

Dry gangrene doesn't


What does gangrene look like?

what does gangrene look like? is it a dangerous disease to get over? how likely is it to get gangrene???


Is there any special cleanup that needs to be done if a person lived in an apartment for a week with gangrene?

No not really. The only concern is if something in the apartment caused it and then the Health Department needs to be notified. Other than that nothing else needs to be done beyond basic sanitation because the bacteria that cause gangrene are already everywhere and it is not contagious.


What is the scientific name for gangrene?

The scientific name for gangrene is "necrosis." Gangrene occurs when there is death of body tissue due to lack of blood flow or infection.


Fatality rate of gangrene?

i died from gangrene but i am still alive


Is gangrene considered armed and dangerous?

No. Gangrene is the name of a disease.


Where does gas gangrene hide out?

Gas Gangrene is in the air if not on your body


Can you find Gangrene in Antarctica?

Gangrene can be caused by frostbite, so yes, people who suffer frostbite could develop gangrene.


How does gangrene spread?

Gangrene is cause by a genetic attack of birth. Suckers


How do you use gangrene in a sentence?

If a wound is left untreated, it can turn to gangrene.


What is the medical term meaning gangrene?

The medical term for gangrene is necrosis.