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I never had acnes but when my cousin move in, i do after a while. she picks at her acne constantly. i'm wondering if i'm affected by her. contagious?
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Not contagious: Acne isn't contagious. Your breakouts are occurring on their own schedule.
Answered 4/6/2017
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