Unfortanately and really depending on the indiviuals flare up one may think that Eczema is contagious. THIS IS UNEQUIVICALLY UNTRUE. ECZEMA IS NOT CONTAGIOUS. I am sorry to put this statement in All caps but I wanted to emphasize the point.
Eczema or Atopic Dermatitis is a chronic long lasting disease that affects the skin but it cannot be passed on to others. However it has been known to be inherited from time to time. A parent could pass the trait to a child or may not it really depends most cases of eczema come from allergies. A topic will explore in future posts.