1876: Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone, for which he receives two patents. With two financial backers founds the company that becomes AT&T. 1877: The Bell Telephone Company, the first predecessor company to AT&T, is formed and issues stock to the seven original shareowners.
Viral Hepatitis is considered to be contagious between people. Generally the infectious agent may be transmitted by saliva, air, cough, fecal-oral route, surfaces, blood, needles, blood transfusions, sexual contact, mother to fetus, etc. Viral Hepatitis, although infectious, is not a genetic disease.It is not caused by a defective or abnormal gene. The contagious disease, Viral Hepatitis, can be transmitted: 1  by sexual conduct between people. 2  from person to person by blood. 3  from the mother to her fetus.4  from person to person by saliva, air, coughing, contact, surfaces, fecal-oral route, etc.he contagious disease, Viral Hepatitis, can be transmitted: 1  by sexual conduct between people. 2  from person to person by blood. 3  from the mother to her fetus. 4  from person to person by saliva, air, coughing, contact, surfaces, fecal-oral route, etc.
Before tests for HCV became available in the 1990s, HCV was often transmitted by blood transfusions. While HCV is not as contagious as hepatitis B, there is currently no vaccine to prevent infection. Hepatitis C infection is a common cause of chronic liver disease in North America.