No: Emphysema is not contagious. People get emphysema for genetic reasons combined with enviormental exposures-usually tobacco smoke. The only way your housemate could get emphysema from you is through exposure to second hand smoke.
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Not at all: Emphysema is not contagious. You can't "catch" it from anyone. But, you can get lung damage that causes emphysema by smoking or inhaling second hand smoke.
Answered 7/20/2012
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