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Is West Nile virus contagious? Can it be passed between humans or from animal to human?

April 26, 2017Animal contagious Human humans virus West Nile

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Is West Nile virus contagious? Can it be passed between humans or from animal to human?

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West Nile virus can not be transmitted from person-to-person. You can not get West Nile virus from touching or kissing a person who has the disease or from a health care worker who has treated someone with the disease. Scientists also believe that a human cannot be infected with the virus by handling a live or dead animal infected with the West Nile virus.