Contagious: Conjunctivitis
| About contagion: Contagion and contagiousness refers to how easily the spread of Conjunctivitis is possible from one person to another. Other words for contagion include "infection", "infectiousness", "transmission" or "transmissability". Contagiousness has nothing to do with genetics or inheriting diseases from parents. For an overview of contagion, see Introduction to Contagion. |
Contagion summary: Highly contagious by hands (touching the eyes), towels, face-washers, etc.
Contagiousness properties of Conjunctivitis:
Contagious overall?: Yes
Contagious by physical contact (non-sexual)?: Yes
Contagious by touch?: Yes
Contagious from clothing?: Yes
Contagious from towels?: Yes
Last revision: May 26, 2003
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