What Is Molluscum?
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7. When Is Molluscum No Longer Contagious?
Depending on treatment, you may still be able to infect others with molluscum for a good amount of time after you have begun therapy. The skin is considered infected until all of the lesions have completely vanished. This can take upward of several years, which is why some seek more immediate treatment options.
It is possible to contract molluscum again after getting it once. Even if all the lesions have vanished, err on the side of caution at first. Infecting yourself by scratching mindlessly at an area that still is fighting off the virus can cause it to spread again.
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