How can one contract hepatitis?

Question

hepatitis B

Answer 1

Hepatitis B is blood-bourne.
It is spread through having sex with an infected person without using a condom (the efficacy of latex condoms in preventing infection with HBV is unknown, but their proper use may reduce transmission), by sharing drugs, needles, or "works" when "shooting" drugs, through needlesticks or sharps exposures on the job, or from an infected mother to her baby during birth.

Answer 2

Hepatitis B is spread through the mucus membranes as well as blood. Very contagious through various ways. The vaccination for HepB is recommended and actually given to children in order to get into school now. It is a very terrible form of hepatitis although there has been some succes in treating HepB of late. We have a Hepatitis education list on Yahoo under frontline hepatitis if you really need answers just go to the group and look at the archived messages.

Answer 3

All of the above answers are Correct for contract of all forms of hepatitis. But be careful about immunization of these shots because it can cause a neurological reaction in a small percent of people, it is rare, but it still happens. It is known as the Guillain Barre Disease or Syndrome. A family member, who is an EMT and healthy as an ox at the time, had to have the Hep shots, and a few weeks later he became very sick. (a Web site included to view) From there, we met with several other people who had gotten the same Syndrome and all had the Hep shots not long before contact. I am just sharing this information with everyone so people can be aware of the dangerous side effects of this immunization.

Answer 4

Hepatitis B is very catchy. It can be caught by anything from snorting speed through the same rolled up dollar as an infected person (Hep C and even AIDS too!) to having sex. It is very catchy. If you don't already have it, you should be vaccinated. It is a requirement for school-aged kids (at least in California....unless their parents sign they don't believe in vaccines). Everyone should get the vaccines for Hep A & B. I don't know if it has been proven, but it could be caught from an unclean razor at a hair salon or a tool at a nail salon.

Answer 5

I worked in a LAB for six years after retirement, and A was pretty common. Normally that is from eating out can be one cause from improper diswashing. Restaurants should have their dishwasher at least 180 degrees to kill the bacteria. The coke gun should be also clean as it dispenses several soda drinks through the same nozzle. I have taken them apart before and the residue on the "gun" would be black. When I had "Hep" A years ago I had to eat separate from the children, and also had to use my same dishes and not theirs. I had Mononuculosis at the same time but did not know it until I was well eight weeks later.

Hep B can be contracted by dirty needles, you can have a yellowish color in your eyes, and it can cause liver damage. You can also have this and not even know it. In some patients the muscles will hurt on occassion, and at times you will feel no hunger. You can get shots for this condition regarding Hep B.
before liver damage. A simple blood test will confirm Hep-B.
One other thing it can be contracted by sex also. The bad thing is "no really good symptoms"...The best symptom is as
I said an yellowish tent to the face, and yellow eyes. This is a virus, and not of bacteria...Dr. Rody_o

Answer 6

Simply have Hepatitis's agent contact you, and tell Hepatitis you would like to contract them for a position.

Answer 7

what type of hepatitis ? Most common;
hepatitis A by oral root
hepatitisB by blood contact
hepatitis C by blood contact
hepatitis E by oral root

Answer 8

I am a nurse and recently found that you can catch Hep -B by sharing a nail clipper, toothbrush, wash clothe and soap. As well as with sexual contact even rimming can give you Hep-B look it up the web has all kind of info dept. of disease control is an excellent source.

Answer 9

Through body fluids an blood, also sexual contact with one that has it!! There are shots to take to help prevent you from getting it!! Ask your doctor or health dept about getting the shots, there are three series of shots. You have to have them before working in a hospital or nursing home and food perparations i beleive too. Also for std reasons too you need it!!

Answer 10

Ususally through Blood-bourne pathogens and working in hospitals and such may be places that you could contract this disease. Call your doctor with any other questions or for a possible vaccination against it.