Can you get hepatitis

Can you get Hepatitis from this?

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Noo shes just being too paranoid.. My big brother has history ogf having Hepatitis hes ok now… he got it from buying a homemade food the goes around… He felt weak he turned kinda yellowish he just drank medicine and got cured

How can you get hepatitis B?

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HBV is spread from person to person by direct contact with infected blood or body fluids. Even small amounts of infected blood can cause infection. HBV infection can be spread by･ an infected mother to her baby during birth ･ sharing need…

Can You Get Viral Hepatitis from Oral Sex?

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Make sure you know the facts about how oral sex could transmit the three most common types of viral hepatitis. Please note: explicit descriptions of sexual activity are contained within this article. Posted by Editors at 12:31 PM The Not-So…

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Hepatitis?

Q: what is hepatitis and how does it spread? What forms of hepatitis exist and what are complications of untreated hepatis?

A: Hepatitis simply refers to inflammation and/or injury of the liver. There are many causes of hepatitis — too many to list here. The most common causes of hepatitis include infections (viral being the most common, but also bacterial and fungal), alcohol abuse, medications (certain over-the-counter and prescription medications can lead to liver injury), autoimmune disorders and fatty deposits in the liver, such as those that may form in diabetic patients.When most people refer to hepatitis, they are probably talking about viral hepatitis, which is classified into several types. Hepatitis A, which is very common in underdeveloped countries, is acquired from water or food sources. This type of hepatitis is usually mild and may sometimes be discovered only by blood testing. Hepatitis A never leads to chronic liver disease. The hepatitis B virus is most often contracted via blood contact — such as with IV drug abusers sharing needles or health care workers who are stuck by tainted needles. It can also be spread via sexual contact and from mother to baby during childbirth. Hepatitis B can lead to chronic liver disease and the complications that result from it. Hepatitis C is spread via blood and body-fluid contact (as with Hepatitis B). Hepatitis C used to be the most common type of hepatitis acquired via blood transfusions until a test for it became available in the 1980s. Hepatitis C commonly leads to chronic hepatitis and over many years can lead to chronic liver disease manifested by cirrhosis. Other much less common types of viral hepatitis include hepatitis D (which is seen most commonly in IV drug abusers and which requires co-infection with hepatitis B), hepatitis E (seen in pregnant women and spread in a similar fashion to hepatitis A) and hepatitis G (commonly seen in patients who are undergoing hemodialysis). It is speculated that other types of viral hepatitis have yet to be identified.

What is the difference between hepatitis c and hepatitis b?

Q: What is the difference between hepatitis c and hepatitis b? And also can it be possible to have a false positive on a Hepatitis B test? My friend tested negative 4 months ago for it, but now she got a test again and it came back positive this time, but nothing has changed in her life. Same sex partner, no cheating, no drug use or anything. So she went back today to get another re-test, thinking that the positive test was a mistake. We won’t find out the answers for a few days though. But basically the reason why she gets tested so often for this type of stuff is because she is trying to get pregnant with invitro, and they must test for all of these diseases before they will inseminate you with the fertilized egg.Anyway, if she does really have Hepatitis B, why isn’t she sick? And will she eventually get sick? And also, how long does it take to show up on a blood test before you do test positive for Hepatitis B, I mean can she have caught it a year ago, but it just now showed up?

A: The main difference is that they are caused by different viruses.

What type of hepatitis is it possible to contract from a blood transfusion?

Q: My surgeon said there is a 1 % chance of contracting hepatitis from the blood transfusion I just rec’d. Does anyone know what type of Hepatitis he means? I have been vaccinated against A and B. He said of that 1 % chance there is only a 1 % chance that the hepatitis is untreatable.

A: PENWESTERN – There are many different types of hepatitis. Of those caused by a virus during blood transfusion, the TWO are hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Though both are tested on blood donations, in the very first stages of infection these viruses may not be detected while they are still infectious. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are more serious infections that are transmitted through infected bodily fluids such as blood and semen. Because of your vaccination (“immunizations”) you do NOT have to worry about hepatitis B. Hepatitis A is NOT transmitted by transfusion. There is, as yet, no effective vaccine against hepatitis C though much effort is being made to develop such an immunization.