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Not all people with Hemophilia have AIDS or HIV. Due to very lax screening in blood/plasma collection centers and inadequate screening and purification on the manufacturing ends during the 1980s many hemophiliacs were infected with HIV by the medications used to treat hemophilia. Roughly 50% of the hemophilia population (or 10,000 individuals) in the United States were infected during the 1980s in this manner.
Today, the number of people with hemophilia in the united states is estimated to be roughly 20,000. Approximately 2500 of the original 10,000 infected hemophilia patients are still alive. Looking at the numbers today, this means that only 12.5% of the hemophilia population has HIV and/or AIDS.
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What are people with hemophilia at risk of?
People with hemophilia are at very high risk of hemorrhage (severe, heavy, uncontrollable bleeding) from injuries such as motor vehicle accidents and also from surgery.
What kinds of people have more of a chance of getting hemophilia?
Hemophilia is a genetic disease, therefore people who have ancestors who were hemophiliacs have a greater chance of getting it.
How are you at risk for getting hepatitis if you are gay?
The risk of Hepatitis us the same for straight people as it is for gay people. Hepatitis is transmitted by contact with feces (oral or anal). This is why you're supposed to wash your hands after using the toilet, and before eating or preparing food. It's a good idea to wash after anal intercourse. But more straight people contract Hepatitis than gay people.
What are the risk factors for hemophilia?
*family members with hemophilia *family history of bleeding
What type of Risk behaviors can increase chance of infection for hepatitis c?
Sharing needles , having frequent sex
Can you donate blood if you have had hepatitis?
No, because this can put the recipient at great risk for getting hepatitis.
Can human papilloma virus or hepatitis lead to cancer?
Both HPV and viral hepatitis can increase the risk of cancer. Luckily, there are vaccines available to lower the risk of HPV related cancer and hepatitis B-related cancer.
Does everyone with hiv get hepatitis?
No, not everyone with HIV gets hepatitis. Viral hepatitis and HIV have similar risk factors, but they don't always go together.
Why give an infant or child a hepatitis B shot when they aren't at risk of contracting it?
Because an adult can have hepatitis B and be asymptomatic. Everyone is at risk of exposure to bodily fluids.
Can you get heptatitis from tattoo needles?
You can't. You get it from the needle not the tatoo.
How many people have died from Hepatitis A?
Viral hepatitis is one of the most important causes of chronic liver disease in the United States, it's also a worldwide problem, and millions of people are at risk for its complications. Though sometimes it seems that doctors are losing "the war" against viral hepatitis, the actual numbers of people with viral hepatitis collected by health officials suggest otherwise.
Is it ok to eat human feces?
NO- Do Not Eat Feces By Consuming your own or other people's feces you carry the risk of contracting diseases spread through fecal matter, such as Hepatitis A, Hepatitis E, pneumonia, and influenza. Coprophagia (feces eating) also carries the risk of contracting intestinal parasites.
