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How is erysipelas usually transmitted?
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Contagious: It is caused by common bacteriae on the skin. It could transmit from person to person through close-contact or open wound. For the person him/herself, from one infected area to other open areas through scratching, abrasion or cuts.
Answered 1/30/2012
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