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Transmission

In medicine and biology, transmission is the passing of a communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group, regardless of whether the other individual was previously infected. Sometimes transmission can specifically mean infection of a previously uninfected host.

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Pain Management 28 years experience

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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