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It is not spread among humans, but it is spread throughout the body by the cells. Leukemia is cancer of the white blood cells. Like other cancers it is not contagious. White blood cells help to fight infections, so obviously a person with Leukemia is unable to fight off infection. However, if caught in time it is one of the more curable cancers.

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leukemia is hereditary

Leukemia is cancer of the white blood cells. Like other cancers it is not contagious. White blood cells help to fight infections so obviously a person with Leukemia is unable to fight off infection. However if caught in time it is one of the more curable cancers.

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In general leukemia is not infectious, it does not spread from person to person. It is a form of cancer.

However some cancers might be triggered by viral infections. But it is unclear at this time if leukemia is a cancer that is sometimes caused by a viral infection.

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It is a non-communicable disease caused by an uncontrolled proliferation of white blood cells.

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dont ever come to this website because every answer is wrong on here check the health website.

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It occurs within the human's genome-within a human's DNA. It can't be passed from one person to another directly.

Now, whether it is genetically passed down, it is still being studied.

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