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Report Abuse. I've had pleurisy before and I don't believe it's contagious. It is caused by a variety of factors including chest injury, drug interactions, or infections. The underlying cause of pleurisy could be contagious, but the actual condition doesn't seem to be. dustin c · 7 years ago. Pleurisy has subtypes that are considered contagious and also has subtypes that are not contagious. Generally the disease can be transmitted by saliva, air, cough, fecal-oral route, surfaces, blood, needles, blood transfusions, sexual contact, mother to fetus, etc., but not ALL subtypes.  Any inflammation in the pleura is known as pleurisy. The pleura have two layers, one which surrounds the lung is called the visceral pleura and the one which surrounds the chest wall is called the parietal pleura. Between the two layers of pleura there is fluid present for its lubrication. Symptoms Of Viral Pleurisy. 1  Fever. 2  Stabbing pain in the chest which is aggravated by breathing. 3  Breathing difficulty if the accumulation of the fluid is large in the pleural space. 4  The classical sign of pleural rub can be elicited by a stethoscope. 5  It is the rubbing sound of the two pleural layers. Pleurisy is not a contagious condition. However, sometimes the condition that leads to pleurisy is contagious. Infections such as influenza, pneumonia, and tuberculosis, which are the main cause of pleurisy, are all contagious conditions. If you come into contact with someone who has pleurisy because of a viral infection, it may be a good idea to limit your physical contact and to wash your hands afterward. As such, pleurisy itself is not contagious, but some of its possible underlying conditions, such as tuberculosis, can be very contagious. In addition to being caused by illness, pleurisy can also develop after a chest injury or heart surgery. Sometimes its cause is unknown.  Technically, pleurisy cannot be regarded as a contagious condition. However, the causal agent of the condition which can be a virus, or more commonly the pneumonia-causing bacteria, can be passed on from the ailing person to another. This causes the two layers to press against each other, and this causes friction and pressure on the lungs. This condition is known as pleurisy, and it causes a sharp pain almost every time when a person inhales or exhales. Pleurisy, also called pleuritis, is an inflammation of the pleura, which is the moist, double-layered membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the rib cage. The condition can make breathing extremely painful. Viral infection is probably the most common cause of pleurisy. Some of the other causes include: 1  Lung infections, such as pneumonia and tuberculosis. 2  Other diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, liver diseases, and pulmonary embolism. 3  Chest injuries. 4  Drug reactions. Pleurisy is not a disease by itself--it is a symptom of another condition, such as viral infection, bacterial infection (i.e. pneumonia or tuberculosis), or an auto-immune condition (like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis). The symptoms of pleurisy can be diminished by treating the underlying cause. Bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be used to help symptoms in the case of viral infections, which are usually left to run their course. As such, pleurisy is not contagious, BUT some of its possible underlying conditions, such as tuberculosis, can be VERY contagious, especially to young children and people with low-or non-functioning immune systems (from AIDS, MDS [not muscular dystrophy, but myo-dysplastic syndrome], Leukemia, etc.). The symptoms of pleurisy can be diminished by treating the underlying cause. Bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be used to help symptoms in the case of viral infections, which are usually left to run their course.
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