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A member asked:

Can you get cradle cap from kissing a baby's head ?

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Dr. Christine Hom answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

No: Tell the adults around you not to bother you. Cradle cap is not catching - even if you were also a baby.

Dr Dohan and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/23/2015

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Super dandruf: Cradle cap is a fancy name for super dandruff in babies.It is not an infection although I've seen some germy cases. You don't get if from another person.

Answered 5/30/2016

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If a person has simple cold now temperature nothing,and we sot in a same little room and had a greetin hug and kiss on a cheek. Can i get cold now?

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Wednesday (1/3), my coworker threw up at work. Before she felt sick that day, she kissed me on the cheek an hour prior. Its now been 56 hrs since the last time I saw her. Can I still get this? Or is there a good chance I have been spared?

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