Kidney disease contagious?

I have a female friend who has some form of kidney disease, takes dialysis treaments 3 times every week. Can I catch it from her? Can passing saliva or other fluids cause me to catch it ?

The answer will depend upon the cause of her kidney disease. Some people with advanced liver disease require dialysis (eg hepatitis B). Some of these sorts of conditions are infectious. However, the vast majority of dialysis patients would NOT be contagious. She is probably at far greater risk of catching something from you.

No kidney disease is not contagious.

no, you cant
it's benine and attributed to to the one that is infected

no. and you can't catch AIDS from a toilet seat, just in case you were worried about it. learn about it so you can be there for your friend.

Not unless she has some disease that caused her to have kidney failure that is contagious.

NO. not catching. its more of a condition than a disease.. its not caught, it happens over a period of time from bad eating/drinking habits.. You can be predestined to get it, if one or both of your parents had it.. YOu would be sensative to the same way your body processes foods etc. ...
Just drink plenty of water,
cut out alcholic drinks,
less caffiene,
less pain killers like ibuprofin and tylenol etc.. these can damage kidneys over time.
no yo yo dieting.. gain, loose, gain loose, the kidneys get strained from processing the poisons the diets puts out in the urine..

No,it isn't transmissible. It isn't AIDS,so it can't be caught by fluid exchange of any kind.

I do hope you are a child asking this question. No,kidney disease is not contagious. It is an ailment of the kidney.A body part.But kissing her might make her feel better anyway..

Every Kidney disease is not contagious. But if a contagious disease has damaged a person's kidney and the recovery has not been complete there is a slight chance of infection passing via sexual contact. But cross infection via saliva can be straight away ruled out. But let me caution you against putting the partner's life at risk by attempting any sexual contact until the kidney gets past the early dialysis treatment and becomes reasonably normal

nope, its not contagious..

Kidney disease is not contagious. Risk factors for kidney disease include birth defects or hereditary disorder, diet and lifestyle choices, kidney blockage, kidney damage caused by trauma, diabetes, hypertension, and bacterial infection.

If the cause of kidney disease is bacterial infection, It might be possible to transfer bacteria from one person to another. If your immune system is functioning properly, however, it should be able to destroy such bacteria.

So relax! There is virtually no chance of contracting kidney disease from your friend. You are more likely to develop kidney disease from poor diet and lifestyle choices.