What can a person with hepatitis A eat?

My dog bites a person who is infected by hepatitis b will she get infected?

• Answer:

  Hey Irene, Not too confusing! 1.) Dogs can carry Hep A & B. 2.) Dogs can transmit Hep B if you under-cook the meat! In other words, dead dog then you eat it with the virus. But can it be spread give the method and morphology given? 3.) Hep B is a hearty little virus and can be transmitted in very casual circumstances. The hepatitis B virus is classified as the type species of the Orthohepadnavirus, which contains three other species: the Ground squirrel hepatitis virus, Woodchuck hepatitis virus, and the Woolly monkey hepatitis B virus. So; we gotta' watch those Woolly Monkeys and such! and; 4.) the real question, is there enough exposure through the source and method of transmission? Well, Grandpa at food with a fork that may or may not be infected. Then Uncle Bob used the same fork which to be the method of transmission, would need to present both the virus and the supporting protein. The the dog bites Uncle Bob because he's a rather tasty guy. Did the virus spread....well, if it were the first of Uncle Bobs plate and and fork sharing behavior, it's like 100 million : 1. There are so many things against the transmission; A.) You're running host to carrier to victim and the carrier is a fork. B.) The uncle would need to have already been infected. C.) Perhaps Grandpa had treatment for Hep B. D.) Dogs have a giant immune system. That's why they can eat turds, like other animal butts, and eat 4 day old road kill and survive with a smile. The only thing against is if the dog broke skin, had a compromised immune system, and the antivirals and proteins normally found in doggy saliva were not present. So, don't worry so much!