Can u catch Hep.C by drinking after someone who has it?

Question

I have afamily member who has Hep. C she says she is just a carrier of it but her "body cured itself" I have 3 kids who love her to death and always want to drink after her, I am really scared that they might get it. I don't want to treat this person like a freak but my kids are MY LIFE and I don't want to do anything that would take their quality of life away. Please let me know anything that might help me. thanks a million!!!!

Answer 1

First of all there is NO CURE for hepatitis C. You can get it from drinking after someone with active hepatitis, from eating food per pared by them, if they have not practice excellent hand washing techniques. You can get it from blood, both hepatitis B & C can be transferred via blood. Not trying to cause problems with you and your family member, but the word "Carrier", in health care, indicates that they spread the infection to others. A FACT!, as with anything when carried, that person is a carrier whatever. Hepetits C does have periods of remission as well as exacerbations. Gather information, explain diplomatically that you treasure your children and there health, as your sure she does also. Give her the "Rules of Hygeine", you expect her to follow. Regardless, drinking after people IS NOT A SANITARY, HEALTHY HABIT. Thanks for the opportunity of answering your question

Answer 2

I am APPAULED by the answers for this question! The only one who was correct was the person who said she drank and smoked after her friend and she doesn't have it!

HCV is ONLY repeat ONLY transmittable by blood!

The HCV corpuscles are NOT transmittable! ( this is found in other body fluids like semen and vaginal fluids) repeat...corpuscles are NOT transmittable!

PEOPLE. Get your facts straight before posting WRONG answers!

Examples:
I have two sons ages 13 and 15 and neither have hepatitis c.
I have had more than one sexual partner and NONE have hepatitis c. Some even when my blood was present!
I have consumed beverages from both and they have consumed them after I have. NONE have hcv!

AGAIN! HCV is ONLY FOUND IN BLOOD.

A non-infected person can ONLY acquire HCV if an infected persons blood enters the body of the non infected person!

ONCE AGAIN FOLKS GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!

PLEASE contact http:www.liverfoundation.org if you need to and for the others leaving all these bogus answers, contact the liver foundation yourself....you need to LEARN facts!

As for being a "carrier"...did they do the correct testing? (an HCV antibody test and a few others) Many are told they are carriers of the virus and then find out years later that was not the case. I would have her get to a gastro and go from there. I pray that she is one of the 15% who had the right system to fight it off. I to was told I was a carrier, but my symptoms never went away. (1994). In 2001 I was found to have had the active virus. Treatment cured me (sustained viral response)

TO NATIVE: I do hope your friend doe's not drink anything with alcohol in it...if so, he is giving the hcv a free ride for faster liver cell death and cirrhosis if he is. I have seen those go from fine and dandy to comatose due to alcohol and having hcv....it happens without much warning.

As for your kids being your life, I feel the same way about mine..they have both been tested since I had hcv (and didnt know it yet) while I was pregnant.
Did you know that chances of HCV transmission are higher in household exposures such as sharing a toothbrush or razor?
Other ways are peircings or getting knicked at the barber shop.

Answer 3

There are two types of herpes simplex virus: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Both virus types can cause sores around the mouth (herpes labialis) and on the genitals (genital herpes). Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV).
Cold sores sometimes called fever blisters, are groups of small blisters on the lip and around the mouth. The skin around the blisters is often red, swollen, and sore. The blisters may break open, leak a clear fluid, and then scab over after a few days. They usually heal in several days to 2 weeks.
The herpes simplex virus usually enters the body through a break in the skin around or inside the mouth. It is usually spread when a person touches a cold sore or touches infected fluid—such as from sharing eating utensils or razors, kissing an infected person, or touching that person's saliva. A parent who has a cold sore often spreads the infection to his or her child in this way. Cold sores can also be spread to other areas of the body.
Luckly there is a cure for herpes https://tr.im/a4f84

Answer 4

Strawberry needs to go back to nursing school. She and others have given incorrect, terrible advice.
Hepatitis C is a blood borne pathogen. That means it is transmissable only blood to blood. You cannot catch it from casual contact. The infected person's blood has to come in contact with someone else's blood in order for them to catch it. The risk factors for transmission are:
tattoos, piercings, IV drug use (even if only one time), military (pneumatic vaccination guns, blood exposure in battle or medics), kidney dialysis, sharing razors or toothbrushes with someone who is infected, job related blood exposure such as accidental needlesticks, emergency responders to accident scenes, snorting cocaine or drugs through a straw or dollar bill, passed from childbirth <8%, and sexual transmission where blood is exchanged such as anal sex but the sexual risk is less than <5% .
As for your family member, only about 15-20% of people who are exposed to Hep C actually clear it on their own. The rest go on to have chronic hepatitis C. If she is one of the lucky 15-20%, then she shouldn't be a "carrier". The only way to know this is to have a viral load test, also called a PCR (HCV PCR RNA). That test looks for any detectable virus in the blood. If any number comes up (most tests will say non detectable to < 10 if there is no virus found) then she is able to transmit the disease through blood to blood transmission.
When I was diagnosed, some very close family members actually took a step backwards away from me when I told them I was diagnosed. Most people don't know anything about this disease, even though more than 4X the number of people have Hep C than HIV. Educate yourself so you don't unnecessarily ostracize someone you love and so you can protect yourself against exposure. Hope this helps you to feel better about your relative. Best wishes.

Answer 5

There are 4 methods of transmission
1]Blood and blood products[main method of transmission]
2]Sharing of needles.
3]Sexual transmission
4]Vertical transmission from mother to child can occur.
In about 20% the cause is unknown,so you may have a reason to worry.But at the same time,it is mentioned in medical text books that other routes of community acquired infections[close contact]are unlikely.I can understand your predicament,and in the same situation i suppose i would avoid anything that could possibly infect my children.Just dont let her know and maybe you should train your children to avoid drinking anything,after anyone without washing their cups.Its just not Hep c,you can get other infections like Herpes Labialis.Once you get it,it remains with you for life.And of course there are many other infections that one could get from sharing.If they are going to share,avoid drinking from the same area of the glass.Good luck

Answer 6

50 % of comunity acquired hepatitis C is of unknown etiology(they dont know how patient got hep.C), the other 50% is through blood transfusion & sexual contact.
Chronic carrier of hepatitis C is not a "cured thing"., of those carrier about 2-5 % will develop complications like chronic hepatitis & Cirrhosis,& of those who WILL develop cirrhos,half of them will develop liver cancer (about 1-2 % of those hep.C carriers).
Its really hard to say to let your kids be in contact with a hep.C carrier or not but remember that 50 % of infection is of unknown origion (may be through water contamination,saliva...etc).
The best thing is not to drink after the hep.C carrier, its unhealthy to drink after anybody(even if he/she is completely healthy).
Ask your kids NOT TO DRINK AFTER ANYBODY (even their parents), this is hyagienic, please.
I totally agree with the third answer (see above).

Answer 7

Yes. in passing saliva,and blood. Drink out of a different cup. Use different utensils, The family member who has it should take the responsibility to protect your kids by not letting the kids drink after her or eat of her plate, etc. Even if she doesn't have any symptoms, Hepititis C is very communicable and she should know better than to endanger your children with this behavior. Also if they have cuts and get her saliva or blood in a cut it could spread it. Her body is not going to cure itself. If in doubt, go to your health provider or clinic and get a blood test. Then you'll know. The clinic could also give you information about Hepititas C and how it can be passed from person to person or help you if you may have it.

Answer 8

Can You Catch Hepatitis C

Answer 9

Straberry pony... Go get educated because it's wrong what you just said... Hep c it's only transmitted by blood , so get educated

Answer 10

it's highly unlikely; you need quite a bit of body fluid before it becomes virulent. Like HIV, however, it's theoretically possible.