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How can a person become infected with the measles?
by being cough on by a person with the measles
Can you develop immunity to HSV-1 after being infected?
Yes, it is possible to develop immunity to HSV-1 after being infected, but the level of immunity can vary from person to person.
What is known to help prevent infect?
It depends on what infectious disease it is. Usually to avoid being infected get vaccinated and stay away from crowded areas
Can a person be infected with rheumatoid arthritis from a rheumatoid infected spouse?
No . Rheumatoid arthritis, (RA) is not infectious) The exact cause of RA is not known aside from it being a immune disorder. Where the body's immune system attacks tissue of the body mistakenly. there seems to be a genetic connection and women with the condition outnumber men 3 to1.
Can people get ear infections?
No, but the cold that sometimes leads to an ear infection is.
Is there any risk of babies being exposed to HIV infected person?
The only risk associated with being around a person infected with HIV would result from contact with their infected semen, blood, vaginal fluid or breast milk. Casual contact poses no risks.
What is the term used to describe a person who is infected with hiv?
A person infected with HIV is generally referred to as being HIV+ (positive.) Often times, it is shortened to just "positive."
What is called a disease which spreads from one person to another?
Germs that spread from person to person to cause diseases are contagions.People who are then infected with the germ, only during the active phase of the germ's "life", are then referred to as being contagious.
How is zoonosis passed?
In some cases, zoonotic diseases are transferred by direct contact with infected animals, much as being near an infected human can cause the spread of an infectious disease. Other diseases are spread by drinking water that contains the eggs of parasites.
How do you transfer scabies from one person to another?
Scabies is transmitted by being in close contact with an infected person. For example, sleeping in the same bed as an infected person or by skin-on-skin contact.
How might a person with AIDS be different from a person who is not infected?
To clarify slightly, nowadays researchers and medical professionals refer to those infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus as being "HIV Positive." "AIDS" (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) refers to an HIV-positive person who displays symtoms. In short, there is normally a "transitional" stage between a non-infected person and a person with AIDS, that stage being the person who is infected but has yet to display any symptoms -- HIV-positive. The most striking difference between those with AIDS and those without is that the person with AIDS has a weakened (or "compromised") immune system, because the HI virus attacks the white blood cells that are key to the human body's defence against infection, cancers and other illnesses.
When is a person classified as being HIV positive?
Someone who is HIV-positive is most infectious when infected bodily fluids are exposed. The four bodily fluids that contain the virus and can infect others arebloodsemenvaginal fluidbreast milkAny time these fluids are exposed to an uninfected person, the risk for transmitting the HIV virus exists.
