5/16/2011

Which hepatitus is sexually transmitted?

Which hepatitus is sexually transmitted?I know that A is from food but are hep. b and c both sexually transmitted??? How common are they?

Nurse in Ohio
Some types of hepatitis are sexually transmitted disease (STDs). The viruses that cause them are present in a person's blood, semen, and body fluid. Hepatitis A, B, and C all can be passed from an infected person to another during sexual contact.
Hepatitis B is the one type of hepatitis that is most often spread through sexual contact. Hepatitis A can be spread through anal/oral contact. Researchers don't know exactly how hepatitis C is spread. But, they do know that hepatitis C is hard to get through sexual contact.

To help reduce your risk of getting hepatitis sexually, use a male condom with every act of vaginal, oral, or anal intercourse. And, talk with your health care provider about getting a vaccine (an injection of a drug that you get when you are healthy that will protect you from getting sick) for hepatitis A and hepatitis B. There is no vaccine for hepatitis C.

Doctor2007
A and E are in the gut so they can be transmitted from food or from anal to oral sex. B and C are in the blood and can be transmitted via that route and other body fluids.

purple
hep b Transmitted through infected blood, sex, needles and from infected women to their newborns.
hep c Transmitted through infected blood, sex, and needles. hep d Can only become infected with HDV if you already have a hepatitis B infection.
Transmitted through infected blood, sex, needles and from infected women to their newborns.
Hepatitis D co-infections cause more serious and rapid liver damage.
There is no effective treatment, except for a liver transplant.
The hepatitis B vaccine can prevent a hepatitis D infection.
very common

paulamcneil1223
Hep B is sexually transmitted, Hep C is a blood born pathogen and you must come into contact with an infected persons blood, not semen or vaginal secretions.

shar shar
yes they both are and there is no cure for hep c

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