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@cmcclure I myself have not come across any published literature that indicates that MAC is contagious. I'm not a doctor and nor am I a medical researcher. So I have no other way to prove or disprove your theory. But one thought came to mind: If you think working around patients with such disease could have given it to you, what about the people who are living in the same house with us? There is a whole lot more opportunities for them to get it from us considering that we share not only just the same air space, we share bathrooms, beds, eating utensils, and more for year and years. Is there even one person in this group whose spouse or children might have gotten MAC from her?
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I have same unanswered questions. Thanks - just getting back on site. Jane
@macjane Hi Jane. What questions do you have? Maybe I can help.
@ling123 excellent questions Ling! If, by any chance it is contagious, I would think you would have to inhale a droplet from a sneeze of an infected person, and also have a defective immune system in order to catch it. We must remember that medical science is still learning about this bug. My husband believes that this modern day MAC is a morphed version of TB. TB got erradicated in this country, for the most part, so it is possible it toughened up and became a more resistant variety.MAC continues to morph. It builds resistance to antibiotics and antiseptics. There are many more strains of it and the number continues to grow. I don't want to alarm people, but I have to wonder if it could morph into a contagious variety?
@ling123 Ling, I think it comes down to the perfect storm; viral load combined with a person who has a lowed immune system.
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exactly my thoughts… i dont have any family BUT i spit in anapkin now,dont share food or sodas ect… soooooooooooo i dont know but i watch it and again imnot so much looking for person to person "real" TB like the that portrayed inmovies with Doc Holiday isnt isnt vector transmitted. There is a resovior the bacteria it is picked up by the host (please chime in if others have a different take on it.)