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Sir I am a biomedical student. I have a small doubt, will the third person who touches the person who is under the treatment of diathermy (like short wave or microwave or ultrasound (feel the heat.
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If person body is hotter than the person who touched him can obviously feel it. But it has nothing to do with diathermy. Body heat is varies from person to person.
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No the third person who touches the person who is under the treatment of diathermy will not feel the heat
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Hello, Diathermy are of low voltage and do not conduct from one person to another.
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