HELP Hepatitis C?

Question

My friends mother has Hepatitis C and I asked my friend if she had it and she said no.I don't hang out with her alot but today I was around her for a few hours and she was sneezing. Isn't that the 1st sign of Hepatitis C???? Should I worry about hanging out with her. What are the 1st signs???????????

Answer 1

Actually you should be more worried visiting the dentist, or getting peircings than whose mother has hcv. Sharing razors or toothbrushes, going to the hairstylist as well.

HCV is only transmitable through blood.

Scientists claim there aren't many symtoms of HCV, yet there are. Sneezing is not a symptom. Symptoms of HCV are usually skin rashes, heart palpitations, thyroid problems, depression (i.e. brain fog), hair loss, gastrointestinal issues, bone and joint pain, severe fatigue and many others. None of these can transmit HCV. It is even known to be relatively safe in monogomous relationships. Many spouses have HCV yet the other one doesn't.

Hope this helped.

Support your friend, help her and her mother by helping out around their house when you visit, lend an ear, give a hug.
I would suggest that your friend be tested however, as HCV is transmitted by about .06% of infected mothers to their newborns, unless your friend was born via c-section.

Answer 2

Hepatitis C is a blood borne disease. Unless you have open wounds you can't get it by someone sneezing on you. This disease is contracted in the same ways as HIV so you really have nothing to worry about but if you want to read more about it check out www.webmd.com. This site has a ton of medical information you may find useful.

Answer 3

Acute Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is an inflammation of the liver caused by infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The hepatitis C virus is one of five known hepatitis viruses: A, B, C, D, E. Hepatitis C was previously known as non-A, non-B hepatitis prior to isolation of the virus in 1989.

Acute hepatitis C refers to the first 6 months after infection with HCV. Remarkably, 60% to 70% of people infected develop no symptoms during the acute phase. In the minority of patients who experience acute phase symptoms, they are generally mild and nonspecific, and rarely lead to a specific diagnosis of hepatitis C. Symptoms of acute hepatitis C infection include decreased appetite, fatigue, abdominal pain, jaundice, itching, and flu-like symptoms.

The hepatitis C virus is usually detectable in the blood within one to three weeks after infection, and antibodies to the virus are generally detectable within 3 to 12 weeks. Approximately 25% of persons infected with HCV clear the virus from their bodies during the acute phase; this is known as spontaneous viral clearance. The remaining 75% of persons infected with HCV develop chronic hepatitis C, i.e., infection lasting more than 6 months.


Transmission

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is transmitted by blood-to-blood contact. In developed countries, it is estimated that 90% of persons with chronic HCV infection were infected through transfusion of unscreened blood or blood products or via injecting drug use. In developing countries, the primary sources of HCV infection are unsterilized injection equipment and infusion of inadequately screened blood and blood products.

Although injection drug use and receipt of infected blood/blood products are the most common routes of HCV infection, any practice, activity, or situation that involves blood-to-blood exposure can potentially be a source of HCV infection.

Answer 4

How could a person have gotten hepatitis C?
HCV is spread primarily by direct contact with human blood. For example, you may have gotten infected with HCV if:

you ever injected street drugs, as the needles and/or other drug "works" used to prepare or inject the drug(s) may have had someone else's blood that contained HCV on them.

you received blood, blood products, or solid organs from a donor whose blood contained HCV.

you were ever on long-term kidney dialysis as you may have unknowingly shared supplies/equipment that had someone else's blood on them.

you were ever a healthcare worker and had frequent contact with blood on the job, especially accidental needlesticks.

your mother had hepatitis C at the time she gave birth to you. During the birth her blood may have gotten into your body.

you ever had sex with a person infected with HCV.

you lived with someone who was infected with HCV and shared items such as razors or toothbrushes that might have had his/her blood on them.

Answer 5

80% of persons have no signs or symptoms.
jaundice
fatigue
dark urine
abdominal pain
loss of appetite
nausea

CAUSE Hepatitis C virus (HCV)

LONG-TERM EFFECTS Chronic infection: 55%-85% of infected persons
Chronic liver disease: 70% of chronically infected persons
Deaths from chronic liver disease: 1%-5% of infected persons may die
Leading indication for liver transplant

TRANSMISSION




Occurs when blood from an infected person enters the body of a person who is not infected.
HCV is spread through sharing needles or "works" when "shooting" drugs, through needlesticks or sharps exposures on the job, or from an infected mother to her baby during birth.

Recommendations for testing based on risk for HCV infection Persons at risk for HCV infection might also be at risk for infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or HIV.

Recommendations for Testing Based on Risk for HCV Infection

PERSONS RISK OF INFECTION TESTING RECOMMENDED?
Injecting drug users High Yes
Recipients of clotting factors made before 1987 High Yes
Hemodialysis patients Intermediate Yes
Recipients of blood and/or solid organs before 1992 Intermediate Yes
People with undiagnosed liver problems Intermediate Yes
Infants born to infected mothers Intermediate After 12-18 mos. old
Healthcare/public safety workers Low Only after known exposure
People having sex with multiple partners Low No*
People having sex with an infected steady partner Low No*

*Anyone who wants to get tested should ask their doctor

Answer 6

Not all people infected with HCV require or respond to treatment. Treatment is usually considered for people who have had elevated liver function tests for at least 3 months and also have liver inflammation or cirrhosis confirmed by a biopsy.

People who have little or no liver damage as confirmed by a liver biopsy may not develop severe liver damage. They may choose not to have treatment right away, and instead opt to have doctors monitor their condition with regular blood tests and a liver biopsy every three to five years.

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Answer 7

If that's true, then you better stay away from people who sneeze (everybody). You are just being paranoid. If you're going to be a fair-weather friend why be one at all?

Answer 8

the biggest way to get it is blood on blood so dont worry. also dont use her razors or tooth brush

Answer 9

You can't get it that what...relax she's perfectly safe to be around