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Is costochondritis contagious?
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Not contagious: Costochondritis refers to inflammation of the cartilage of the ribs. This will cause a reproducible pain when you press on the affected area and when you breathe in and out. It can because by both infectious and noninfectious events. However, this condition is not contagious.
Answered 4/16/2019
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