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Is a person with a Pseudomonas infection at high risk of transmitting

their infection to another healthy individual?

No. Pseudomonas infections occur in individuals who have a particular

susceptibility to this bacterium - a susceptibility that is not

common to most people. The vast majority of people who come in

contact with Pseudomonas will not become infected. If you are a

healthy individual with no burns, cystic fibrosis disease, or other

condition that may compromise your immune system, you should not fear

coming into contact with a person who has a Pseudomonas infection. If

you have a child (for example) who has a Pseudomonas infection you

should not be worried that your child may pass the infection on to

other healthy people who have none of the risk factors mentioned

above. Also you do not have to worry that you, if a healthy

individual, may be the source/cause of a Pseudomonas infection in

someone who is infected.

From: http://www.pseudomonas.com/p_aerug.html