While corporal punishment in and of itself isnât considered a crime in California, spanking with a hand or other object can easily be construed as child abuse in the eyes of judges and juries. Filed Under: Family Lawyer Tagged With: corporal punishment, discipline, spanking.
Research has shown that periodontal disease is caused by the inflammatory reaction to bacteria under the gums, so periodontal disease technically may not be contagious.
The disease is contagious. It can be caused by poor nutrition and any number of viruses such as poliomyelitis and measles, fungi including yeast, or bacteria like meningococcus, pneumococcus, streptococcus, and tuberculosis. It may result from severe infection of the nose and throat or spread through the bloodstream.