Contagion
Contagion:
Contagiousness or transmission as a risk factor.
Condition count:
97;
see list of conditions below.
Risk factor subtypes:
mother-to-fetus transmission (5), childbirth transmission (8), surfaces (5), saliva (15), sex (35), oral sex (7), anal sex (8), kissing (15), contaminated water (21), contaminated food (32)
Related risk factors: sex (35), saliva (15), blood (10), transufions, food (38), water (29), animals (45), birds (8), insects (30), mosquitos (12), ticks (9), flies (11)
Risk factors:
Risk Factor Center,
risk factor list
Conditions list:
The following list of conditions
have 'Contagion' or similar
listed as a risk factor in our database:
A
Alveolar Hydatid Disease
... undercooked meatAmebic dysentery
... flies on food, contaminated water, contaminated foodB
Bacterial meningitis
... droplet transmission, saliva, kissingBacterial vaginosis
... sexual activity, unprotected sexBalanitis
... uncircumcised men, unprotected sexBornholm disease
... sneezing, droplet infection, coughingBrucellosis
... undercooked meat, unpasteurized milk, contaminated milkC
Cercarial dermatitis
... contaminated waterCervical Cancer
... sexually transmitted diseases, early sexual activity, multiple sexual partners, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, genital wartsChlamydia
... oral sex, unprotected sex, multiple sex partners, anal sexCholera
... flies on food, contaminated water, contaminated foodChronic Hepatitis B
... sexual fluids, bodily fluids, bodily fluidsChronic Hepatitis C
... sexual activity, mother-to-fetus transmissionClostridium perfringens food poisoning
... contaminated meat, reheated mealsCold sores
... saliva, kissingCommon cold
... sneezing, droplet infection, coughing, kissingCongenital syphilis
... mother-to-fetus transmissionCongenital Toxoplasmosis
... undercooked meat, raw meatContagious Diseases
... oral sex, contagion, contaminated water, saliva, surface contagion, kissing, contaminated food, anal sexCrohn's disease
... food allergiesCryptosporiosis
... contaminated waterCyclosporiasis
... contaminated water, contaminated foodCysticercosis
... drinking contaminated water or foodCytomegalovirus
... semen, mother-infant childbirth transmission, sex, transplacental transmission, cervical secretions, saliva, kissingD
Diseases contagious from kissing
... saliva, kissingDiseases contagious from saliva
... saliva, kissingDracunculiasis
... contaminated waterDysentery
... flies on food, contaminated water, contaminated foodE
Entamoeba histolytica
... contaminated water, contaminated foodEpstein-Barr virus
... saliva, kissing, kissingF
Flu
... sneezing, droplet infectionFood poisoning
... uncooked hot dogs, undercooked animal productsG
Genital herpes
... oral sex, anal sexGenital warts
... childbirth transmission, sexual activity, anal sexGiardia
... contaminated water sources, untreated waterGonorrhea
... mother-infant transmission, oral sex, unprotected sex, multiple sex partners, anal sexGranuloma inguinale
... sexual activity, unprotected sexH
Hepatitis
... sexual activity, contaminated foodHepatitis A
... direct contact, contaminated water, contaminated foodHepatitis B
... sexual behavior, close contact with HBV positive people, sexual fluids, bodily fluids, bodily fluidsHepatitis C
... infants born to infected women, multiple sex partnersHepatitis D
... Hepatitis B, sex with Hepatitis D patientHepatitis E
... sex with HepE positive personHepatoma
... hepatitis BHIV/AIDS
... mother-infant transmission, gonorrhea, oral sex, mother-infant childbirth transmission, STDs, syphilis, chlamydial infection, mother-to-fetus transmission, unprotected sex, unprotected sex, genital herpes, anal sexHookworm
... contaminated waterHTLV
... genital ulcers, syphilis, multiple sex partnersHTLV-1
... genital ulcers, syphilis, sexual exposure to HTLV-1 positive partner, multiple sex partnersI
Impetigo
... direct contact with blistersL
Leprosy
... droplet transmissionLichen sclerosis
... uncircumcised menListeriosis
... uncooked hot dogs, undercooked animal products, mother-to-fetus transmissionLupus
... mother-infant transmissionM
Malaria
... mother-infant transmissionMarburg virus
... exposure to infected person, family members of infected personMelioidosis
... contaminated water, pooled waterMeningitis
... saliva, kissing, contacts of confirmed meningococcal casesMeningococcal disease
... contacts of confirmed meningococcal casesMolluscum contagiosum
... sexual activity, salivaMononucleosis
... saliva, kissing, kissingN
Neurocysticercosis
... drinking contaminated water or foodP
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
... unsafe sex, oral sex, STDs, prior episode of PID, multiple sexual partners, douching, anal sexPneumococcal meningitis
... contacts of confirmed meningococcal casesPneumococcal pneumonia
... cough, close contact, droplet, sneezePneumonic plague
... droplet transmissionPolio
... contaminated water, saliva, contaminated foodPsittacosis
... droplet transmissionPubic lice
... sexual behaviorQ
Q fever
... infected animal milk, unpasteurized milkR
Rabies
... animal saliva, mucous membrane exposureRotavirus
... not washing hands, oral-fecal transmissionRubella
... droplet transmissionS
Salmonella enteritidis
... undercooked eggs, raw eggsSalmonella food poisoning
... undercooked eggs, raw eggsSARS
... droplet transmission, contaminated objects, SARS patient household membersScabies
... sexual contact, skin contact, furnitureSexually Transmitted Diseases
... oral sex, unprotected sex, multiple sexual partners, anal sexStrep throat
... Droplet infection, contaminated foodSyphilis
... unsafe sex, sexual activityT
Tapeworms
... undercooked beefTinea
... surface contagionToxocariasis
... contaminated water, contaminated foodToxoplasmosis
... undercooked meat, mother-infant transmission, raw meatTrachoma
... direct contact, contaminated objects, water suppliesTraveler's diarrhea
... contaminated food or waterTrichinosis
... undercooked sausagesTrichomoniasis
... unsafe sex, multiple sexual partnersTropical Spastic Paraparesis
... sexual exposure to HTLV-1 positive partnerTuberculosis
... sneezing, Airborne droplet transmission, contaminated milk, coughing, exposure to someone with TB, contaminated beefTyphoid fever
... flies on food, poor water sanitation, contaminated foods, raw food, contaminated waterU
Urinary tract infections
... sexual activityV
Vaginal candidiasis
... douches, perfumed feminine hygiene spraysVaginitis
... STDs, sexual activityW
Warts
... direct contact, infected surfacesWaterborne Diseases
... poor water treatment, contaminated waterWhooping Cough
... sneezing, droplet transmission, coughingY
Yaws
... Direct body contact, skin contact
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