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Can you get a staph infection by touching a paper that an infected person touched?
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Can you get a staph infection by touching a paper that an infected person touched?
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Can you get yeast infection by touching or kissing an infected person?
yes
Is measles a airborne virus?
Yes, but can also be contracted by touching surfaces that an infected person has recently touched, and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
Do you have to have skin to skin contact to get chickenpox?
No, you do not have to have skin to skin contact in order to be infected with chickenpox. You can get chickenpox by breathing in the germs from someones sneeze, cough, skin to skin contact, or touching a surface the infected person has recently touched. Hope this helps. :)
Are there 5 ways bacteria can enter the human body?
yes they can be ingested via digest tract, inhaled whilst breathing passed on through direct contact ( touching infected person, sexual contact) passed on through indirect contact (touching an object that an infected person has touched previously) injected by anything that pierces the skin (needles insect bites)
Can you contract HIV if the person infected with it cut there finger on your computer monitor and you then touched it?
No. That is not enough blood to cause an HIV infection. There needs to be a significant amount in order for that to occur. Essentially, the only way to get infected with HIV is through unprotected sex.
Does a child have to be around another infected person to get chickenpox?
Yes, most commonly a child gets chickenpox from being around an infected person. Other possibilities that are less common are touching a surface recently touched by someone with chickenpox, or coming in direct contact with wet blisters or sores of someone with shingles.
What is warts?
Warts are a type of infection caused by the HPV virus. There are more than 100 different kinds of HPV. You can get them by touching a wart on another person or touching something a person with a wart had previously touched. Warts on the genitals are very contagious and can be passed through sexual activity.
Can you get herpes from touching someones saliva but with your fingers and their herpes not showing at the time?
Only if the person in question is infected with a Herpes viral infection of the mouth. Basically, if they have oral herpes, yes. Otherwise, no.
Do you have to have chlamydia to have chlamydia conjunctivitis?
Short answer is likely yes; unless an infected person touched an infected area and then touched your eye.
What are the common sources of infection?
Bacteria and viruses are the most common agents of infection. These are usually acquired by touching a contaminated surface or person. The best way to minimize risk of infection is to practice proper hand washing protocols.
How can diseases get from one person to another?
Contact to a person directly, or indirect contact with a person such as touching a door knob after a sick person touched it
How can MRSA be treated and prevented?
it can be treated with high doses of antibiotics. it can be prevented by not touching the infected person
