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Is Relapsing Polychondritis contagious?

Is Relapsing Polychondritis transmitted from person to person? Is Relapsing Polychondritis contagious? What are the routes of contagion? People with experience in Relapsing Polychondritis help solve this question.

Is Relapsing Polychondritis contagious?
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It is my opinion & knowledge it is NOT.

Posted Aug 14, 2017 by Susan 2000
Absolutely not! If it could be, there would be a whole lot more people with the disease.

Posted Sep 1, 2017 by Diane 2050
no! RP is not contagious

Posted Mar 20, 2018 by Lisa Matthews (Lissy) 4800
Definitely not. No one should even think of that.

Posted Jun 12, 2019 by Laoura 2050
Not at all there is nothing to show it is

Posted Jun 12, 2019 by Tmrcarlson 3550
Relapsing polychondritis is not known to be contagious. It is unknown why someone develops relapsing polychondritis and no cure is known.

Posted Jun 12, 2019 by Kaz 3000
Relapsing polychondritis is not contagious. You cannot give it to anyone, nor can you catch it from anyone. It's an autoimmune disease

Posted Dec 30, 2019 by Leanne 2500
No, it is an autoimmune disease and is not contagious

Posted Dec 30, 2019 by Carrie 3050
No it is a condition more like arthritis.

Posted Mar 20, 2022 by shlawver 2500
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No , fortunately ....

Posted Oct 2, 2017 by Ana Luiza Bottura 2000

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The first time I noticed symptoms, I thought I was having an allergic reaction to something at work. My ears became so red and inflamed and hurt so bad. I let it go on for almost 3 days before finally going to a hospital where I was diagnosed with re...
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I don't think RP is as rare as we are led to believe. It seems many symptoms are unrelated. You go to an ortho doc for knee/joint pain. You go to an ENT for ears and throat. You go to an ophthalmologist for eyes. You go to a dermatologist for skin. T...

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