2007-01-08 18:34:30 · 4 answers · asked by mohsen 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Urticaria, commonly known as hives, is not contagious since it is an inflammatory response to an allergen that a person has either ingested or had skin contact with.
2007-01-08 18:40:26 · answer #1 · answered by teachbio 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Urticaria is a peculiar disorder of the skin that can occur at any age. In common terms this disorder is known as hives. Typically it appears as welts (hives) on the skin that are preceded by extreme itching. These welts can be large or small and often they form unusual patterns. Individual welts last only a few hours, but new ones may continually form. Recurrent outbreaks of hives may be separated by hours to days.
Hives are not contagious and you can not "catch them" from anyone.
2007-01-09 02:44:22 · answer #2 · answered by jamaica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, If the Etiology is Infectious, but Hives Themselves Can't Be Spread, See Type I Hypersensitivity.
2007-01-09 03:43:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO !!! relax .. it is a reaction to something your body doesnt like
It could be a food , an environmental thing like a plant or washing powder or heat The cells release histamine which makes the skin itchy - anti histamine can calm it back down again
2007-01-09 02:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by ms.kissel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋