2006-10-18 07:41:11 · 7 answers · asked by kelly r 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
OMG... where do people get such fears..??? NO. Its NOT airborne. My sisters mom in law has it. Its not transmittable by air, or even that much by sex. Its more of a BLOOD TO BLOOD disease.
2006-10-18 07:44:12 · answer #1 · answered by Angel Eve 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No it is a bloodborne pathogen. You have to come in contact with an infected person's blood.
Hepatitis C is spread from one person's blood to another person's blood. You cannot get hepatitis C from casual contact such as hugging, kissing, sneezing, coughing, or sharing food or water.
You can get hepatitis C if you:
Share needles and other equipment used to inject illegal drugs. This is the most common way to get hepatitis C in the United States.
Had a blood transfusion or organ transplant before 1992. Starting in 1992, all donated blood and organs are screened for hepatitis C.
Have been exposed to unsafe practices for giving shots, such as reusing needles. This occurs in some developing countries.
There are two forms of hepatitis C. The first form is called acute hepatitis C, which means that you have a short-term infection. The second form is called chronic hepatitis C, which means that you have a more serious, long-term infection.
Most people go on to develop chronic hepatitis C but still do not have symptoms. This makes it common for people to have hepatitis C for 15 years or longer before it is diagnosed. Many people find out that they have the virus by accident, when donating blood or having a routine physical exam.
If you do develop symptoms, they may include:
Fatigue.
Joint pain.
Belly pain.
Itchy skin.
Sore muscles.
Dark urine.
Jaundice—a condition in which the skin and the whites of the eyes look yellow.
Does this help?
2006-10-18 15:11:41 · answer #2 · answered by swomedicineman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HEP C is SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED and also transmitted thru "sharing syringes" such as in heroin use...I have never really heard of it being just in your blood, you have to contract it some how...it affects the liver over time....
2006-10-18 14:50:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no. only unprotected sex. and sharing needles.
2006-10-18 15:20:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-10-18 14:47:19 · answer #5 · answered by jp 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
2006-10-18 14:51:09 · answer #6 · answered by Charles B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO
2006-10-18 14:43:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋