Can I catch Hepatitis from this lady?!


Question: Can I catch Hepatitis from this lady!?
She is a lady at church, I am friends with her children who live with her!. She was diagnosed with it a few days ago and I am pregant!. Am I at risk, I have read its usually only transmitted through sex, food and blood!.
Will this hurt my baby!? Im 8 months pregnant!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Hepatitis A, which is usually not severe and not permanent, is through fecal-oral route - generally speaking somebody not washing hands after going #2 and preparing your food!. Hepatitis B is through blood or sex, so thats fairly obviously on how to avoid!. Hepatitis C is almost always through blood!. Hepatitis D can only be caught if one already has B!.
There are vaccines for Hepatitis A and B, which undoubtedly your child will receive!. Hepatitis B vaccine is usually the first one!. Hepatitis A also goes undiagnosed often, so if shes really sick then its probably B, if she had no idea is probably C, which is typically the one people will have for years!.
It is not airborne!. Your likelihood of getting hepatitis is essentially zero, unless you are sharing needles or something!.
Edit : If you are vaccinated, then even we're talking a million to one IF you even swapped bodily fluids for catching A or B!. C has no vaccine, but again requires blood contact or in rare cases sexual contact!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

No you can not catch it that way!. You need a booster shot for your immunization to continue working!. You should consider Hep Twinex which offers protection from both A & BWww@Answer-Health@Com

if you havent shared needles with her, dripped her bodily fluids into one of your open wounds, or had a blood transfusion with her blood, you are safe!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Relax you are ok!. You didnt have that much contact !.!. chilll girl!.!.Just dont drink or eat after them!.!. U will and baby will be ok!.!. Just tell dock about it next time u see him or her!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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