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No, jaundice is not contagious.
Jaundice is a result of metabolic interruption, often caused by an obstruction of the bile ducts. Because the bile cannot leave the body naturally (in your faeces), it enters the blood stream and turns you yellow.
A common cause of jaundice is gallstones, so jaundice is no more contagious than gallstones!
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How is SARS spread?
The primary way that SARS appears to spread is by close person-to-person contact
How are germ spread?
Germs can be spread b close conact with a person who has the germ.
How does neisseria meningitides spread?
It is spread by exchanging respiratory and/or throat secretions (for example, by kissing or by coughing on a person), or by lengthy contact (close living quarters) with an infected person.
How quickly does lice spread from person to person?
Lice can spread quickly from person to person through direct head-to-head contact. It typically takes only a few seconds of close contact for lice to move from one person to another.
What are the risk factors of getting tb?
repeated close quarter exposure to infected person
Can cavities be spread?
Cavities are not contagious and cannot be spread from person to person. However, certain bacteria that contribute to cavities can be shared by sharing utensils, kissing, or through other close contact. Good oral hygiene practices can help prevent the spread of cavity-causing bacteria.
How do you get scabies mites and what are the common ways of transmission?
Scabies mites are usually spread through close, prolonged skin-to-skin contact with an infected person. Common ways of transmission include sexual contact, sharing bedding or clothing with an infected person, and living in crowded or close quarters where the mites can easily spread.
Is q fever contagious from person to person?
The Q fever is contagious. It can be spread to another person via air, saliva, cough, close contact, bodily fluids, blood, etc.
What was the process of infection for the black plague?
Usually, a bite from a flea off an infected rat would do it, but it could also be spread from person to person through close contact.
How is step throat contagious?
Strep Throat, or Streptococcal pharyngitis, is spread from person to person by coughing, sneezing, fluid contact, or any close contact with an infected individual.
How 2 spread ecoli person to person?
E. coli can spread from person to person primarily through the fecal-oral route. This can occur when an infected person does not wash their hands properly after using the bathroom and then touches surfaces or food that others may consume. It can also spread through contaminated water or food, especially in settings where hygiene practices are inadequate. Close contact with an infected person, such as caregiving, can further facilitate transmission.
How can a person spread the swine flu to a pig?
The same way they spread it to people, by coughing or sneezing close to the pig, touching things that the pig puts in its mouth or licks or touches with its nose, or by petting and touching the pig's eyes, or close to their mouths or snouts when they have the virus on their hands.
