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Can coronary heart disease be contagious?
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No: Coronary heart disease is not an infection so it is not contagious. However, people who live together often have similar lifestyles so a previously health person living with someone who has an unhealthy lifestyle (poor diet, lack of exercise, stress) may also develop coronary heart (artery) disease through detrimental lifestyle changes.
Answered 12/8/2016
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No: Coronary artery disease is uniquely yours. You cannot spread it to someone else.
Answered 11/15/2012
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