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Diphtheria is a highly contagious and potentially life-threatening bacterial disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. There are two types of diphtheria: respiratory and cutaneous. Respiratory diphtheria involves the nose, throat and tonsils, and cutaneous diphtheria involves the skin.
Many people wonder if staph infections are contagious. The answer is yes -- staph can be spread between individuals. This transmission normally occurs through direct skin-to-skin contact or touching shared items or surfaces (such as towels or used bandages) that have come into contact with someone else's infection.Staph skin infections can affect anyone.taphylococcus bacteria are contagious, which means that anyone can contract a staph infection. A staph infection is caused by Staphylococcus bacteria. There are several different types of Staphylococcus bacteria (staph for short) that can cause infections in humans (see Staph Infection Causes) .