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Would you date someone with hepatitis?
Dating someone with hepatitis C The best way to prevent HCV is to avoid behaviors that can cause the virus to spread, especially sharing needles. Sexual contact can transmit HCV but the risk is low. Engaging in rough sex and having a sexually transmitted disease can both increase your risk of contracting HCV.
Can you get hepatitis B from a carrier?
Hepatitis B is spread when blood, semen, or other body fluid infected with the hepatitis B virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. People can become infected with the virus from: Birth (spread from an infected mother to her baby during birth) Sex with an infected partner.
Do you have to tell people if you have hepatitis?
You do not have to tell health care workers that you have hepatitis B or C. All health care workers, including dentists, have strict protocols that they must follow to avoid getting a blood borne virus.
Do condoms protect from hepatitis?
Hepatitis A: Although the fecal-oral route is common for hepatitis A, the virus can also be transmitted from any sexual activity. The use of condoms does not effectively prevent the spread of hepatitis A.
Is Hepatitis A STD?
Hepatitis A is a virus found in human faeces (poo). It’s normally passed on when a person eats or drinks contaminated food and water. It’s also a sexually transmitted infection (STI) passed on through unprotected sexual activities, particularly anal sex.
Can a man with hepatitis B marry a woman with hepatitis B?
One of the most common questions we receive is: If I have hepatitis B, can I still get married? To put it simply, yes, a person living with hepatitis B can get married.
Should I be worried if I have hepatitis B?
Once you had it in your childhood of any hepatitis later in life you would be probably positive on hepa B but as Healthy carrier. Do not be worry about it… because honestly you are most healthy as ordinary people as long as you maintain to be just a healthy carrier.
Is it safe to kiss someone with hepatitis B?
She is known in China as the 3 positive Chronic Hepatitis B meaning inactive and currently safe to kiss and love. I say currently only because i know Hepatitis B can flare up again. This is because she had acute hepatitis B which did not become chronic.
How long does it take for hepatitis B symptoms to appear?
If symptoms occur with acute infection, they usually appear within 3 months of exposure and can last anywhere from 2–12 weeks. Symptoms of chronic Hepatitis B can take up to 30 years to develop. Damage to the liver can silently occur during this time. When symptoms do appear, they often are a sign of advanced liver disease.
Can you get married if you have hepatitis B?
To put it simply, yes, a person living with hepatitis B can get married. In fact, a healthy relationship can be a source of love and support for those who may feel alone in their diagnosis. Transmission of hepatitis B can be prevented in your partner; it’s a vaccine preventable disease!