does anyone know if you can get hep c from drinking after someone who has it?
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no you cant its a bloodborne virus.
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I dont think so unless it's something new.  For sure hep b hep a more for traveling.  I gave my sone both myself Iam a nurse.
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Do you have Hepatitis C?. It is done first to analyze your liver to determine the extent of damage you already have.
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Here is a little information on it. Take it very seriously. \n\nHepatitis C, formerly called non-A, non-B hepatitis, is also transmitted by contaminated blood transfusions and by sharing of needles among drug abusers, although in many cases no source can be identified. It is the most common form of chronic liver disease in the United States. Many of those infected have no symptoms but become carriers, and the virus may eventually cause liver damage. Blood banks routinely screen for hepatitis C. Alpha-interferon is used also to treat hepatitis C, in combination with the drug ribavirin.
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I have Hep-C, it is true once u have it u always carry it, its just that i have to get blood wk. done every 3 months, your enzymes go up & down. its almost as if having something that gos dotmat & then flares up again its always if your system. I even get liver biopsys done to see if i have any scaring cuz it can get worse in time.
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The best way to see how infected you are is have a liver biopsy, there are specialists that deal with hep c. You control it or it can end up controlling you (your health)\n\nMAKE SURE YOU GET hep A & B shots and boosters because you sure wouldn't want one of those along with C\n\nAlcohol is the worst thing if you have C  :example for each beer you have it is like have 6 of them to your liver
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Hep C is now curable. The exact terminology used is achieving a durable remission which means that even 6 months to 2 years after finishing treatment there is no detectable hep C virus in your blood. The treatment doesn't cure everyone(40-70% depending on which genotype), but even if you don't go viral negative, you will help heal your liver and reduce your chances of developing liver cancer. BTW- The treatment also has lots of unpleasant side effects so make sure and ask your Dr about what to expect.\n\nhttp://www.pegasys.roche.com.pk/main.html\n\nhttp://www.pegintron.com/peg/application\n\nhttp://janis7hepc.com/pegintron_or_pegasays.htm
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Possitive attitude helps him not to worsen, and ribavirin, interferon and etc etc can help the virus to stop reproducing, so he can keep a liver until his oldest age.\n\nI think there is no vaccine for hepatitis C, if you don't want to get that too, you should rather use condoms.
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yes...he has hepatitis c. alt and ast levels can be normal one month, abnormal the next or comepletly normal. it's the natural consequence to having hcv.\n\nmine was always normal with a few abnormal in between. they couldnt find out what was wrong with me (had many symptoms) until i was 35 when a specialist tested for the actual disease.\n\nif he is having heart issues right now, it could be from the hepatitis c virus itself. hcv is not just a liver disease...it only needs the liver to reproduce it's genetically changed virons.\n\nthe other issue is that with HCV is that the main artery could be affected. \n\nmany dont understand the consequences of the chronicity of HCV until it's too late.\n\nwish i could help you more.
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Hepatitis B is highly sexually transmitted. It is very possible to pass it onto the mother, who could in turn pass it onto the child. There is post exposure medication that could be given, but it would have to be given within a certain time frame.  The mother would have to be tested to see if she has HBV, and then to see if it is chronic, or if it resolved on it's own.  80% of people who become exposed to it clear it on their own. The rest go on to have chronic liver disease and will need treatment.  Treatment can help people clear it, but I'm not sure what the success rate is (I'm more familiar with Hep C statistics). Best wishes.
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Patients suffering from Hepatitis, don't become cured they loose the jaundice  as their liver fights off the conditions that weakened the organ in the first place, but the Hepatitis bug remains in their blood indefinitely. After suffering this disease the first time, your body will build up an immunity against it, but you wouldn't be curred. If sometime in the future you were to eat poorly, not get adequate rest, and wear yourself down, Hepatitis could attack your liver again and jaundice and effects of a weakened  liver could resurface again.  That is the main reason why Blood donors may not have ever had Hepatitis.
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Hepatitis C is transmitted by blood to blood contact only.  This means that blood infected with hepatitis C must come into direct contact with the bloodstream of another person.  Even the smallest amounts of blood can transmit hepatitis C.\n\nTransmission can occur through:\n\nsharing and equipment used to inject drugs  \nunsterile tattooing, body piercing and skin penetration procedures \nhousehold practices (such as sharing razor blades and toothbrushes) \noccupational procedures (eg, needlestick and sharps injuries) \ncertain sexual activities \nmother to baby.\nSharing injecting drug equipment\n\nSharing injecting equipment is the most common way of becoming infected with hepatitis C in Australia.  Syringes, hands, needles, tourniquets, swabs, water, filters or spoons can transmit hepatitis C and other viruses.\n\nIt is possible for a person with hepatitis C to be reinfected with a different strain (genotype) of hepatitis C.\n\nTattoos, body piercing and skin penetration\n\nHepatitis C can be transmitted through unsterile tattooing and body piercing equipment, including tattooing inks.\n\nHousehold transmission\n\nWherever blood to blood contact happens, transmission of hepatitis C can occur.  Sharing razor blades, toothbrushes and personal hygiene items can potentially transmit hepatitis C.\n\nHepatitis C is not transmitted by touching, kissing, hugging or closeness.  Hepatitis C is not present in saliva so cups, plates, utensils and other household items can be considered safe.  However, washing and general cleaning of these household items can protect from many other illnesses and should remain a part of every household's common hygene practice.\n\nA recent study initiated by the Institute of Sciences and Oxford University has shown that one in four homeless people in Oxford are infected with Hepatitis C, posing a major public health concern. \n\nThe study, carried out by Luke Sheriff and Dr Richad Mayon-White, has shown that inadequate diets, poor hygiene and high levels of intravenous drug use have lead to the high numbers of homeless people that tested positive for the virus when screened. \n\nOxford is now the second most highly affected area in Britain; unsurprising, given that it is also the city with the highest recorded number of rough sleepers outside of the capital. \n\nThere are currently between 2,500 and 3,000 people in Oxford classified 'homeless' by Emmaus, a charity operating in the city. Whilst not all of these people may actually live on the streets, the often cramped and squalid conditions in which many 'squatters' find themselves create a ready environment in which the virus can spread. \n\nOf the 98 individuals of the Oxford homeless community who were interviewed and tested for HCV, the results gave an estimated HCV prevalence of 26.5 percent.\n\n\n\nThey are also more prone to HIV, and this is because they are unable to receive adequate medical care, and are more likely to be drug users, and have poor diets, all things that put them at risk or might possibly expose them to the diseases.
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Rashid - sorry to say, but no known cures at this time. (There is Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E.) For anyone reading this, the best way to avoid Hepatitis B (or Hep B) is to get the series of three shots (2nd shot a month after the first one, 3rd shot four months after the 2nd) over a period of six months. Any healthcare worker or anyone who comes in contact with bodily fluids (whether it's the housekeeping staff or caretakers) need to have this series of injections. \n\nCheck out these two websites for information and support:\n\nwww.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis, and\nwww.hepnet.com\n\nGod bless you and good question.\n\n(last year nursing student, Certified Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide)
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Hepatitis C is transmitted by blood.  Let's be honest, if you saw a toilet with blood all over it - would you sit down?  Probably not!  You would also need a cut or sore on your butt for the virus to get in.\n\nSame story goes for eating utensils - you wouldn't put a fork with blood on it in your mouth, right?\n\nDon't worry - Hep C is transmitted from sharing needles and other types of blood to blood exposure.
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The quick answer is "No", hepatitis C is a viral infection, transmitted by blood and bodily fluids (similar to how HIV is transmitted).\n\nLupus is an "autoimmune" disease, where the body makes antibodies against itself.  Noone knows what triggers the body to make the mistake initially, but once it starts it is generally a lifelong condition and can affect many organ systems.\n\nInterestingly (and here is the long answer), one mechanism by which the mistake is thought to be made is after an infection (especially viral infections), when the body's immune system is all geared up and then starts to attack itself.  Maybe their are some proteins on the virus that look similar to ones that we make naturally, and so the body is fooled into fighting them. Hepatitic C, being a viral infection, could *in theory* set off a cascade like this, though the likelihood of any given Hepatitis C infection leading to lupus would be *extremely* rare.
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My husband had Hep b from when he was really sick at age 8, he doesnt remember what happened or exactly how he got it. Last year he had to be tested for everything as he wanted to get Permantent Residency in Australia. When he got the results back they said that he no longer has Hep b. I thought no way can he previously have it, then now he doesnt. How does that work?
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It is extremely unlikely but hepatitis B is found in blood, saliva, and other bodily fluids of a person infected with it. It is usually transmitted to another person if blood or fluid enters anothers body through a cut or broken skin. (also sexual intercourse and including injection)\n\nIF the other baby has got Hepatitis B then you may want to get your baby tested just in case; speak to a doctor if you are worried.