Is Aspergillosis Contagious?

Contagion summary:

Inhalation of airborne conidia (spores). Nosocomial infection may be associated with dust exposure during building renovation or construction. Occasional outbreaks of cutaneous infection traced to contaminated biomedical devices. (Source: excerpt from Aspergillosis: DBMD)

About contagion and contagiousness:

Contagion and contagiousness refers to how easily the spread of Aspergillosis is possible from one person to another. Other words for contagion include "infection", "infectiousness", "transmission" or "transmissability". Contagiousness has nothing to do with genetics or inheriting diseases from parents. For an overview of contagion, see Introduction to Contagion.

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