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balla4eva
Dec 5, 2007, 04:44 PM
Can you get Heptitius c by drinking after people

J_9
Dec 5, 2007, 04:47 PM
Hepatitis C is spread via the blood route.


How could a person have gotten hepatitis C?
HCV is spread primarily by direct contact with human blood. For example, you may have gotten infected with HCV if:

* you ever injected street drugs, as the needles and/or other drug "works" used to prepare or inject the drug(s) may have had someone else's blood that contained HCV on them.
* you received blood, blood products, or solid organs from a donor whose blood contained HCV.
* you were ever on long-term kidney dialysis as you may have unknowingly shared supplies/equipment that had someone else's blood on them.
* you were ever a healthcare worker and had frequent contact with blood on the job, especially accidental needlesticks.
* your mother had hepatitis C at the time she gave birth to you. During the birth her blood may have gotten into your body.
* you ever had sex with a person infected with HCV.
* you lived with someone who was infected with HCV and shared items such as razors or toothbrushes that might have had his/her blood on them.


Hepatitis C: FAQ | CDC Viral Hepatitis (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/faq.htm#1b)

No, you can't get it by drinking after people.