 [ Symptoms ] any possibility of melanoma being contagious  i have a friend with an advanced malignant tumor growing on the side of his head the doctor has given him a month or two to live another friend who is a nurse says that anyone who goes to visit the first friend who is dying at home should wear gloves and a face mask and that his bandages need to be double bagged and burned to prevent infection is there any possibility that melanoma could be contagious [ Disease ] melanoma is not contagious but open skin lesions can become secondarily infected with bacteria and this bacteria can be transfered to others