Is a viral infection contiguous?

my one year old has got rash from neck to feet, little red raised spots, with slight fever and off food. doc says viral infection, and not contiguous, but now two year old daughter has same thing.

If it is a viral illness, by definition is has to be infectious or where did the child get it from in the first place. Average child picks up 7 a year, that's one every 7 weeks anyway! Not sure what your doctor had in mind unless one of you either misinterpreted the question or the answer.

Virus' get around somehow. How could he say they're not contagious?

Viral infections are not contagious.

all viral infections are contagous. time for a new doc???

Usually a viral infection isn't contagious.But with a fever then I think it would be.

"Viral infections are very contagious and are passed through person to person contact. The secret to helping cease the spread is by hand washing. The best way to control the flu is through vaccine immunization"
This is what I found by googling your question. So i'm guessing your 2 year old caught it from the 1 year old. Hope they get better soon hun xx

Some r.&,some rn't.It culd just b a coincidence.Hope yur babies get better.Good luck!*

don't cha love it, anything that makes our kids sick..viral infection $20 please. again and again. Sometimes these Dr.'s.

I stick what what I know. Anytime a person has a fever at any range someone in the house is going to catch it.

the common cold is a viral infection. However, on those rashes did he say to give her infant or child benadryl or anything like that?

It sounds like it could be more serious. I would call the dr again.

Yes, viruses are contagious. How do you think flu is caught? However, if you already immune (mostly because you have had the virus before) you won't catch the virus. Does your child have chicken pox?

Viral infections are alwas contagous especaily rashes. Its not air born but you can still spread them though the seepum from your sours and posably other fluid contact. IE eating and drink after people.

At 2 I expect your daughter still puts everything in her mouth and since she is still forming her immune system so her getting it was envatable.

Viruses are always contagious.

It has been a while since I was in college a virus can be transmitted between individuals if it is determined to be of an aerobic/airborne variety. However it may be an accident perhaps you over did it with the detergent on the clothing your daughters wore. Please do not be insulted it is a possability.

a virus is a pathogen which is a particle of dna or rna surrounded by protein that invades and multiplies inside a living host cell and are ALWAYS contagious.the pandemic influenza [flu] virus of 1918-1919 wiped out an estimated 30 to 40 million people.how does your doctor think it spread.he is either an idiot or a quack,i would report him to the medical council for supplying you with false info which even a 1st year medical student should know,i really wish people wouldnt answer questions when they have no clue as to the answer ie courney,mistyd and joyful above

It may be mis-diagnosis, as they're fairly regular, common symptoms. I think it probably is contagious. It might also be like chicken pox - the doctor thought the infection had passed and the rash was left over to go down. I would advise you go back to the doctor's, the same or a different doctor (I'm sure it was a competent doctor). Good luck.

most definatley.
aids is a viurs
the flu is a virus.
herpes id a viurs AND THEY ARE CONTAGIOUS