Spreading of Infections/diseases?

Question

Can an infection/disease be spread by a simple kiss on the cheek or forehead, maybe a hug or a hand shake or by a toilet, bath tub, pools, towels, clothing, bedding?

How about if somebody is crying and you get in contact with their tears or sweat?

If yes, what type of infections/diseases are they and (please be specific) how they can be transmitted?

Thanks!

Answer 1

It really depends o the type of virus.

Some viruses are so contagious that they can be transimitted by air!

Answer 2

Infections, colds, flu, can be spread by contact with the mucus or saliva  from coughing and sneezing by the infected person.  Droplets fly through the air and land on you, or things that you touch.  This is why hand washing is one of the most effective ways of preventing the spread of flu, colds, and certain disease..  Most germs that cause flu or colds can only live out side the body for anywhere from a few minutes to several hours if it is on a hard surface, less on porous things like towels, rugs, clothing.  There are some viruses like the Hep C virus that can live outside the body up to 6 days and can only be killed by full strengh bleach.  If someone has a cold or the flu, I would refrain from kissing them unless I knew for sure they were no longer contagious.  Yes, it is possible for toilets, bath tubs to harbor germs, that is why you should wash your hands with hot water and soap or use a waterless hand cleaner with a disinfectent in it.  Tears and sweat normally do not transmit the cold or flu.  A hand shake can most certainly contain germs that may cause colds or the flu.  You don't know what the other person touched last.  Wash you hands, and try to keep from touching your face after a hand shake or touching things like door k***s, desks....anything others have touched, unless you have washed you hands good first.  A quick rinse with a little soap is not good hand washing.  Use hot water and lots of soap, and lather up good and rinse in the hot water for several seconds....

There are other diseases that are spread by blood or bodily fluids like s***n.  Things like hepatitis, aids, herpes are not transmitted by casual contact.  Except for Hep A, it can be passed by hand shaking if the person has had contact with food or water infected with hep A and has not washed his hands.  Food workers are often ones that get infected with and pass this disease....

Answer 3

Aids= This is the # 1 killer right now in the world! Sexual transmission occurs with the contact between sexual secretions of one person with the rectal, genital, or oral mucus membranes of another. Unprotected s*x, this is the fastest way people are getting this dangerous disease.

Tick Fever= Colorado tick fever is acquired by a tick bite, No evidence of person to person transmission this virus can live as long as four months after the tick is gone and had treatments in your body.

Viral menigitis=Most cases both viral and bacterial result from infections that are contagious spread via tiny drops of fluid from throat,nose of some one who is infected the drops become air borne when person infected coughs, laughs,talks, or sneezes. They can infect others when people breath them in or touch the drops then touch their nose or mouth. Shareing food,drinks,glasses,utensils tissues towels cloths can all transmit infection. Some can be transmitted threw stools (organisms) any one who comes in contact with stool can be infected.

Anthrax= This cannot be transmitted from person to person but can be if one person has cloths on  or this is on skin hair any where out side body.Then another can get this as well.

Syphilis=This is a sexually transmitted disease threw haveing un protected s*x as wellbut also congental syphilis this is threw the mother before birth. If not treated this disease will cause damage to body such as heart, aota, brain and eyes plus bones in some cases it has been fatal.

Leptospirosis= This is the most common zoonoses leptospirosis is rare, its commonly transmitted  to humans by allowing fresh water that has been cotaminated by animal urine to come in contact with unhealed breaks in the skin eyes, or with the mucous membranes in the nose.

Onchocerciasis= this is the 2nd most cause for blindness in the world it can only be transmitted by a black fly to humans.

Chagas disease= is a human tropical parastic disease. By blood sucking bugs This can be transmitted threw blood transfusions,organ transplants,and threw breast milk and laboratory accidents.

Impetigo= Is a superficial bacterial skin infection. The infection is spread by direct contact with lesions or with nasal carriers it takes 1-3 days for incubationbut this can be cured.