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If i share utensils or kiss someone who is allergic to peanuts, will i become allergic to peanuts too even if i never had a peanut allergy?

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Dr. Robert Wilson answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

No: Allergies are not contagious.

Answered 3/5/2018

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