Need information about Hepatitis A?!
Question:
Need information about Hepatitis A?
i had hepatitis a wen i was 6 yrs old it will stay in my blood system for the rest of my life. i need to kno if i pass it to my kids if they would get as sick as i did or worse die. should i even have unprotected sex with my partner
Answers:
No, the hepatitis A virus does not stay in your blood, unlike hepatitis B which can and hepatitis C which usually does. They are three quite different viruses, although they all affect the liver.
If you did a blood test now (years later) they would find ANTIBODIES against hepatitis A, but no evidence of the actual virus itself.
Hep A is usually all gone within a few months of getting the infection, although you can feel pretty sick while you've got it. Once you've had hepatitis A your body gets rid of the virus and you can't infect anyone else. You also can't get it a second time.
Relax.
And you CAN give blood after having had hep A. In fact the blood bank can turn your blood into a product that can stop other people getting hep A.