Is Behcet's Syndrome/Disease contagious? How do I get it?!
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Named after the Turkish dermatologist who described it, Behçet's syndrome is an idiopathic disorder classified as a vasculitis, consisting of recurrent oral and genital ulcers plus other features, which may include uveitis, erythema nodosum, folliculitis, meningitis or central nervous system vasculitis, arthritis, and a bowel disease that resembles inflammatory bowel disease.
Behçet’s disease is most common in Japan and China in the Far East to the Mediterranean Sea, including countries such as Turkey and Iran.
Behçet’s is one of the few forms of vasculitis in which there is a known genetic predisposition,
in short words, it is presumably genetical so there is a very very very small chance that you would have it.
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It is not contagious and no one yet understands where it comes from or you how get it. There may be a hereditary component to it, but this is unproven and based on the fact that it involves certain parts of the immunological system that are gene-encoded.
Lots of info at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behcet%27s_Syndrome
There does not apear to be a contagious disease. It is a disorder where the immune system starts to attack the blood vesles for more info see below
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http://www.behcets.com
Wow, that sounds horrible, I hope they find a cure or at least satisfactory treatments for it.
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