 [ Symptoms ] what happens when anemia is not treated i have iron deficiency anemia have had colonoscopy endoscopy barium testing and transfusions m getting ready to swallow the pill camera and have another round of transfusions what happens if i just stop all this madness and do not have my anemia treated thanks so much [ Disease ] very short even less than one day impetigo is caused by skin staph or strep so the person exposed would usually have to have an open area of their skin in order to be susceptible to direct contact it will not spread through the air etc