My daughter was playing in one of those indoor play areas at the mall in Paradise Valley. When I went to get her so we could leave she had a big brown stain on her shirt. It kind of looked like chocolate but I couldn't tell what it was for sure so I licked it.
Well, it wasn't chocolate. It was some kid's poop. Could I have just contracted Hep A?
2006-12-12 03:14:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
That is so gross!!! Why would you lick it off? Why not just wet a napkin and wipe it off? Yes, you could have just contracted a number of diseases, Hep A being one of them.
2006-12-12 03:24:55 · answer #1 · answered by toenail 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A number of diseases are transmitted via the fecal-oral route (Hepatitis A is one of them) and you could be at risk of contracting them. There is a preventive treatment for Hepatitis A that will stop you from contracting it even if you're exposed to it. You should go to a doctor or health department to receive this treatment.
2006-12-12 03:20:18 · answer #2 · answered by Brad 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, or a lot of other things, like e.coli. Take yourself and your daughter to the doctor, and stop licking strange brown stains! Jeez - you have a kid and you lick brown spots??
2006-12-12 03:19:06 · answer #3 · answered by mrs.beasley 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why didn't yo just smell it, that isn't as gross as licking it. Yuck.
Hep A is transmitted by fecal to oral route, through blood or sexual contact. Get tested of you are worried.
2006-12-12 03:20:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why did you lick it? Didn't you smell it first? If the kid had hepatitis A, you could get it.
2006-12-12 03:18:55 · answer #5 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would you lick your kid's clothing for any reason, after they were playing in a public play area?
This has GOT to be a bogus post...surely no one is that foolish.
2006-12-12 03:17:24 · answer #6 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's gross! I would call your doctor and make an appointment... for perhaps why you would lick something random off your child's shirt?
2006-12-12 03:16:50 · answer #7 · answered by Jyse 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it would be possible if the kid was infected with hepatitis A... but he probably wasnt so its pretty unlikely
2006-12-12 03:18:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
dude, ur f'ing funny as hell!!!! U just gave me a huge belly laugh! thx!
2006-12-12 03:22:25 · answer #9 · answered by J S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋