Many people wonder if a yeast infection is contagious and they also ask the question: "Why is a yeast infection contagious?"
Well, a yeast infection is contagious. It is not contagious in a way that a cold is, but if a person comes into direct contact with the spores and the person's immune system is run down, that person can get a yeast infection.
So, to prevent the spreading of a yeast infection amongst family members or people sharing facilities, strict hygiene had to be practiced. Make sure toilets, baths and showers are cleaned thoroughly and daily.
You also have to make sure that rags used for cleaning purposes are washed and rinsed very well to make sure that all spores and bacteria are washed away from among the fibers of the cleaning rag. So often people rinse the rag out in a scrunched ball and there is no way that all the cleaning liquid, dirt and spores can be rinsed out.
As a further precaution, make sure that all direct contact with the spores is prevented. If your partner had a yeast infection, stop relations until the infection has cleared up. For more safety, if one partner has yeast infection, both partners needs to be treated.
For skin our mouth infections, prevent all direct contact. Make sure all plates, cups and eating utensils are washed properly.
So, the answer to "why is a yeast infection contagious" is it is contagious because the right precautions have not been taken.
