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Is Achalasia contagious?
Is Achalasia contagious? Clear, medically reviewed answer on transmission, with sources.
You can't 'catch' this disease. It's not sexually transmitted, nor can you catch this through person to person contact.
Posted Sep 20, 2017 by Teresa 3050
No, its not contagious. Western medicine doesn't understand why people are getting achalasia, or why the numbers are increasing.
Posted Oct 27, 2017 by JLMcK 5550
No. Nothing indicates this.
Posted Jul 14, 2020 by Gina Manion 2500
No it's not, because it's not viral infection or bacterial infection or not an sexually transmitted disease. Its a disorder.
Posted Oct 21, 2021 by Abigail 600
Not at all you can live with a person who has achalasia along without getting infected
Posted Aug 16, 2022 by [email protected] 2500
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IT IS NOT CONTAGIOUS, AS IT IS DUE TO NERVE DAMAGE IN THE LOWER SPHINCTER OBSTRUCTION OF THE ESOPHAGUS.
Posted Aug 22, 2017 by Lorena 2250
