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Is Scleroderma contagious?

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

Is Scleroderma contagious?
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Scleroderma is not contagious, nor can you catch it from touching, kissing, hugging etc..

Posted Mar 30, 2018 by Amy 2600
Scleroderma is not contageous. No you cannot catch it from someone else. It is an internal problem. Although we don't know what causes it...there are ideas of the causes i.e. environment, heredity, and maybe stress.

Posted Nov 21, 2018 by Juanita 1900
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No, scleroderma is not contagious. It is not a disease that is spread by any means.

Posted May 18, 2017 by Montse 1151

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