Question 1

how does athletes foot spread person to person?

Accepted Answer

Contact: You share socks, shoes with others. Your feet closely contact with others' feet. You walk on the floor with barefoot and the floor happens to have fungus growing there.

Question 2

mother in home hospice admitted pneumonia copd son admitted for surgery for septic arthritis are the 2 contagious or spread person to person same household?

Accepted Answer

: Very less likely.

Question 3

does brucellosis  spread from person to person?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but rarely: Brucellosis is generally transmitted from close contact with animals. However, there have been rare reports of person-to-person transmission through breast milk (from mother to child) and through sexual transmission.

Question 4

are bedbugs spread from person to person?

Accepted Answer

Typically not: Because bed bugs are visible, they are usually spread from one form of furniture or household item to another. People not locating their hiding place is the main issue. They could be in something someone is carrying, though.

Question 5

is legionnaires' disease spread from person to person?

Accepted Answer

No: It is spread from aerosolized  (tiny droplets of ) water that harbor the organism- situations such as air-conditioning vents, misters in the vegetable aisles, ornamental water features in hospital lobbies, humidifiers with stagnant water that have been turned on...

Question 6

can anemia spread from person to person?

Accepted Answer

No: No, anemia is lack of sufficient blood/hemoglobin in the system. It does not spread from person to person but some forms of anemia (ex. Thalassemia) can be genetic, i.e. Transmitted from parents to children.

Question 7

can sepsis be spread from person to person?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Sepsis is a broad term used to describe infection than enters the bloodstream and causes low blood pressure, poor oxygenation and organ dysfunction. There are many causes of sepsis including bacterial, viral and fungal infections.  Unfortunately some of these can be spread from patient to patient.  Sometimes patients with sepsis must be kept in isolation in icus or wards.

Question 8

are meningococcal infections spread from person to person?

Accepted Answer

Yes: They spread by direct close contact with nose or throat discharges of an infected person. Those at increased risk include infants, children, college students living in dorms, household contacts of an infected person, immunocompromised people, and people traveling to the endemic parts of the world.

Question 9

can lichen amyloidosis be spread from person to person? (through contact)

Accepted Answer

No: It is not contagious

Question 10

can poison ivy spread from person to person?

Accepted Answer

Right after: Poison ivy is body's allergic reaction to the plant, so right after the exposure if you have it on your body or your clothes technically the other person who touches it can get it, but after you washed it off - no, it is just an allergic reaction and is not contagious

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