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What the odds of drinking after someone who has hepatitis?

  • What the odds of drinking after someone who has hepatitis? what are the odds of getting hepatitis after drinking after them? please describe all the hepatitis?a,b,c? should someone who did drink after someone with hepatitis should they get tested?

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    Hepatitis is pretty uncommon in America or any non 3rd world country today. Even if you did drink a cup that a hepatitis positive person drank from, the chances of getting it are less than more. If you are really worried though, yes you can get tested. Hepatitis A is not a serious disease at all. It is like a cold or stomach virus in terms of severity. You get it once, you never have to worry about getting it again much the way chickenpox is like. I've had hepatitis A before and it is nothing more than a moderate stomach ache and fever for a couple of days. Hepatitis B is a very serious disease. It can kill you and there is no known ultimate cure to the disease much like AIDS. It is mostly transmitted in unprotected sex. Drinking from a cup is far less likely to cause it although it technically can. If you know the person who had hepatitis B drank from the cup before you, then get tested to make sure. Hepatitis C is extremely rare but also extremely serious if you get it, you are certain to die. It is a level 4 biosecurity agent classified along with things like Ebola, VEEpox, Hanta, Antibiotic resistant Plague, etc... If there was even 1 case of hepatitis C today, it would be on the news.

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It is unlikely that you would get any type of hepatitis by drinking after someone who had it. Hepatitis A is transmitted by oral/fecal contact. It is faintly possible that you might get this from drinking after someone who had it, especially if they hadn't washed their hands after using the toilet. Hepatitis B is transmitted by blood contact and sexual contact. You don't get this from drinking-type contact. Hepatitis C is transmitted by blood contact only. You don't get this from drinking contact either.

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hepatitis is usually blood born or passed through ingestion of fecal material

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Hepatitis A- caused by a bacteria. No, it's unlikely to get after sharing a glass. It is usually spread by conctact with fecal matter. Hepatitis B- Caused by a virus. Yes, it is possible to catch by sharing a glass. It is spread by coming into contact with any body fluids. There is a vaccine available for this virus and in the US, everyone is recommended to have the vaccine. Hepatitis C- Caused by virus. Same answer as Hep B, except there is no vaccine yet.

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