• Male
• 27 Years
• 29/01/2025

I'm really worried because my father has had ILD for three years and now I've been coughing for the past three weeks. Could ILD be contagious?

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Dr Ibrahim Salah

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 2+ Yrs

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no it is not contagious

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