Is jaundice contagious in late-stage gallbladder cancer?

The main clinical manifestations of gallbladder cancer are pain in the middle or right upper abdomen, which is intermittent or continuous, dull or colic, and progressively worsens. The abdominal pain can radiate to the right shoulder, back, chest, etc., and weight loss and jaundice are also common. There may also be loss of appetite, weakness, nausea and vomiting. The first choice is surgery to remove the gallbladder and local lymph nodes. So is jaundice in the late stage of gallbladder cancer contagious?

Jaundice refers to hyperbilirubinemia, which means that the bilirubin in the blood increases, causing the sclera, skin, mucous membranes and other tissues and body fluids to turn yellow. The main reason for jaundice caused by gallbladder cancer is that the intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile duct system has mechanical obstruction, which affects the excretion of bilirubin and leads to obstructive jaundice. This is not jaundice caused by hepatitis virus, so don't worry, it is not contagious.
Infection refers to a disease that spreads from one person to another through some means. Infection requires three conditions: source of infection, route of transmission, and susceptible population. Clinical experts say that gallbladder cancer patients themselves are not sources of infection, so jaundice in the late stage of gallbladder cancer is not contagious.