No, Mucormycosis is not contagious. Why the mucormycosis is rare but common in certain group of people. Reason for this is people who have preexisting condition, recovering from diseases, longterm use of steroid, major surgery or received a new organ will have weekend immune system. When exposed to unhealthy environment that contains fungal spores, spores can enter their system and take over the system.

Mucormycosis is rare, but it’s more common among people who have health problems or take medicines that lower the body’s ability to fight germs and sickness. Certain groups of people are more likely to get mucormycosis, including people with:

• Diabetes, especially with diabetic ketoacidosis
• Cancer
• Organ transplant
• Stem cell transplant
• Neutropenia (low number of white blood cells)
• Long-term corticosteroid use
• Injection drug use
• Too much iron in the body (iron overload or hemochromatosis)
• Skin injury due to surgery, burns, or wounds
• Prematurity and low birthweight (for neonatal gastrointestinal mucormycosis)

How does someone get mucormycosis?

• People get mucormycosis through contact with fungal spores in the environment. For example, the lung or sinus forms of the infection can occur after someone inhales the spores from the air. A skin infection can occur after the fungus enters the skin through a scrape, burn, or other type of skin injury.

Is mucormycosis contagious?

• No. Mucormycosis can’t spread between people or between people and animals.

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