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A member asked:
Why is it that some people do not get molluscum contagiousum after direct physical contact with a molluscum contagious bump?
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Probably immune: Molluscum contagiosum is primarily a childhood infection, usually transmitted among toddlers through saliva. Adults who catch it, often sexually, are people who were not infected as kids. The majority of teens and adults had it as children and are immune to new infection.
Answered 4/7/2017
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