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A differing view is that The flu shot doesnt give you Hepatitus C but it does agrivate those who already have itt and makes it worse, which some might mistake for causing the disease...
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Can you get hpv from a needle stick?
Yes, there is some risk if the needle is contaminated with Hepatitis B.
Is there a very low risk of contracting hepatitis c from a single needle stick?
There is a low chance if it just goes into the skin. But if it goes into a vein, it may increase the chances of contracting it.
Why are nurses prone to hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is spread thru contamination with the blood of someone that is infected whether it be direct or a needle stick of someone that is infected not only blood but by body secretions
Can you can get hepatitis c from your own dirty needle?
No. Hepatitis C isn't developed in used needles, it's spread by them. So if you are the only user of an IV needle and have tested negative for Hep C, you cannot infect yourself with it by small traces of your own blood left from prior injections.
Can you get hep c from urine?
Hepatitis C is transmitted mainly by blood. This occurs through the sharing of equipment to inject drugs, needle stick injuries in health care workers, and unsafe techniques of body piercing and tattooing. Cocaine snorting can be a source of infection through the sharing of contaminated straws. Only a tiny quantity of virus is necessary for the virus to become established in the case of hepatitis C, si I suppose the answer is yes you can if the person with hepatitis c is a female and she spills menstrual blood on the toilet or if someone cuts himself and spills blood on the toilet.
Is alcoholic hepatitis the same as hepatitis C?
no alcoholic hepatitis not same as hepatitis c
You poked yourself with the needle that your husband who has hepatitis c used for intramuscular injection Would you get infected?
If you were poked with a needle used by someone with hepatitis c, you need to be tested. There is probably a low likelihood that you were infected, but there is a chance. Please see your primary care doctor or go to an urgent care and asked to be tested, just in case.
What can you do when you stick a needle?
If you mean - that you've accidentally pricked yourself with a used needle... seek medical advice immediately !.. 'Dirty' needles can carry diseases such as hepatitis - or (worse) HIV or AIDS. You should get yourself tested ASAP !
What is Hepatitis B Hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C is the worst and the most dangerous type of hepatitis. Vincent Dublin
Can you get heptatitis from tattoo needles?
You can't. You get it from the needle not the tatoo.
How do you use hepatitis in a sentence?
Hepatitis is a liver disease. Here are some sentences.I got my hepatitis vaccine last year.She caught hepatitis from a needle stick.Hepatitis is hard to cure.
What are three pathogens spread by blood and body fluids?
Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and AIDS
