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How are drug users at a greater risk for a disease that is caused by a virus such a hepatitis?
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
Drug users are more likely to catch viruses like hepatitis C or HIV. They often share needles. This way they pass these diseases to each other.
Genoveva Quitzon
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∙ 13y agoThe link between hepatitis being spread and drug use is in drugs that are injected intravenously. In order to contract hepatitis, you have to get somebody's blood who is infected with a strain of hepatitis virus into your eyes or blood stream. Hepatitis can be caused by other things and be only temporary. Hepatitis comes from the Greek hepat- (liver) and -itis (inflamation). The hepatitis associated by drug use is of the hepatitis causing viruses.
The reason it is most seen with drug users is because addicts will often share needles with other addicts. One addict infected with hepatitis causing virus could share the needle with five other people just in one group usage. These five people go on to share needles with other users, thus infecting them.
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∙ 8y agoSome blood containing the virus remains in the needle and is injected in another person when needles are shared
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How are drug users at a greater risk for a disease that is caused by a virus such as hepatitis?
Drug users are more likely to catch viruses like hepatitis C or HIV. They often share needles. This way they pass these diseases to each other.
How are drug users at greater risk for a disease that is caused by a virus such as hepatitis?
Drug users are more likely to catch viruses like hepatitis C or HIV. They often share needles. This way they pass these diseases to each other.
How are drug users at a greater risk for disease that is caused by a virus such as hepatitis?
Drug users are more likely to catch viruses like hepatitis C or HIV. They often share needles. This way they pass these diseases to each other.
How are drug user at a greater risk for a disease that is caused by a virus such as hepatitis?
Where Drug users share needles then as blood is involved they can pass diseases directly to one another.
How are drugs users at a greater risk for a disease that is cause by a virus such as hepatitis?
Some blood containing the virus remains in the needle and is injected in another person when needles are shared
What obstacles do reseachers face for hepatitis?
The biggest obstacle for researchers who study hepatitis is the risk of acquiring the disease. For example, if they are studying a blood sample, they must wear gloves and mask and not have open cuts on their skin. They must also work with "live" germs so the risk of contracting the disease they are studying is increased. A third obstacle is that hepatitis has many different causes. For example, the way they conduct research may need to be different if studying how IV drug users contract the disease, vs. a patient who contracted hepatitis after being in the hospital and having surgery.
Which infectious diseases are most common to drug users?
Users of intravenous recreational drugs are prone to hepatitis and HIV.
What is the top hepatitis c or hepatitis a?
Hepatitis A is usually contracted by contaminated food. Although very contagious it is treatable and curable. Hepatitis C is typically contracted by drug users and sexually. It damages the liver tissue and commonly leads to Cirrhosis and Liver Cancer, but can be managed with treatment.
Who can get hepatitis c?
After direct blood contact ( injections- often drugs users, operations, tattoos, ...)
What is the cause of hepatitis c?
Sonething
How can hepatitis G be prevented?
Since hepatitis G is a blood-borne infection, prevention relies on avoiding any possible contact with contaminated blood. Drug users should not share needles, syringes, or other equipment.
Why will tobacco users crave greater amounts of tobacco?
because of the nicotine in it.
