Contagious: Epstein-Barr virus
| About contagion: Contagion and contagiousness refers to how easily the spread of Epstein-Barr virus 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: Spread by saliva such as in kissing.
Contagiousness properties of Epstein-Barr virus:
Contagious overall?: Yes
Contagious from kissing?: Yes
Contagious from saliva?: Yes
Last revision: May 27, 2003
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