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Can acne be spread through touching? like if someone who has acne touches you or if you touch something that someone with acne touches can you get their acne from that?
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Absolutely not. Acne is not a contagious disease. However, should one's skin lesions in any type of disease become secondarily infected with any bacteria, etc., that infection can be transmitted occasionally by contact with that site.
Answered 5/24/2023
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No, acne is not a contagious disease, check cdc.gov for transmissible diseases and ways of transmission.
Answered 5/24/2023
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