Is HEPATITIS C  , A SEXUALY TRANSMIT DISEASE???
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Transmission occurs when blood from an infected person enters the body of a person who is not infected.  \nHCV is spread through sharing needles or "works" when "shooting" drugs, through needlesticks or sharps exposures on the job, or from an infected mother to her baby during birth.
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Unless the female he's been having sex with has a disease such as, say, herpes, hpv, siphillis, gonorrhea, crabs... no.
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yes!!any bodily fluids or skin contact can cause you to be infected especially if your partner is
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This is what I have to say about tattoos. Honey, you can get Hepatitis C from it. It is the most rampant cause of cirrhosis of the liver. There is a treatment for Hepatitis C, but only 50% of those infected will respond to given treatment; the rest get liver disease and die. I also just got my blood drawn yesterday to see if I have Hepatitis C. You see we just found out 4 days ago that my husband has it and that I could also have it because I have slept with him. It's no small matter. I'm sitting here scared wondering what the results will be. I hope my test results come back negative. Please pray for me. I also hope for your sake that you choose not to get the tattoo; it's just not worth it. :(\n\nAdditional Note: A lot of people say it's fine if you get it done at a sanitary professional place. What they don't tell you is it doesn't matter how sanitary it is because part of the ink that is used goes back into the ink vials. To show you what I mean...imagine drinking out of a straw. Part of the liquid in the straw goes back into the glass when you are finished. It may be a very small amount; however, it is the same concept with the clean needles and ink vials when people get tattoos. Once you get Hepatitis C you have to get interferon shots 3 times a week for 6-18 months and there is no guarantee that it will work or that you won't relapse. I sure hope my test comes back negative. I will just hate it if it doesn't, and it's so sad that my husband has this. We have an appointment set up with his doctor in a couple weeks to go over his treatment plan. I think people that get tattoos are crazy!!!!
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This is what I have to say about tattoos. Honey, you can get Hepatitis C from it. It is the most rampant cause of cirrhosis of the liver. There is a treatment for Hepatitis C, but only 50% of those infected will respond to given treatment; the rest get liver disease and die. I also just got my blood drawn yesterday to see if I have Hepatitis C. You see we just found out 4 days ago that my husband has it and that I could also have it because I have slept with him. It's no small matter. I'm sitting here scared wondering what the results will be. I hope my test results come back negative. Please pray for me. I also hope for your friend's sake that she chooses not to get the tattoo; it's just not worth it. :(\n\nAdditional Note: A lot of people say it's fine if you get it done at a sanitary professional place. What they don't tell you is it doesn't matter how sanitary it is because part of the ink that is used goes back into the ink vials. To show you what I mean...imagine drinking out of a straw. Part of the liquid in the straw goes back into the glass when you are finished. It may be a very small amount; however, it is the same concept with the clean needles and ink vials when people get tattoos. Once you get Hepatitis C you have to get interferon shots 3 times a week for 6-18 months and there is no guarantee that it will work or that you won't relapse. I sure hope my test comes back negative. I will just hate it if it doesn't, and it's so sad that my husband has this. We have an appointment set up with his doctor in a couple weeks to go over his treatment plan. I think people that get tattoos are crazy!!!!
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Hepatitis is an inflamation of the liver.\nIt is contracted in the same way HIV is- contact with infected bidily fluids. ie: sexually, blood to blood.\nShortly after contracting it you may have a mild flu type symptoms- fatigue, body aches etc. The symptoms are generally mild and not serious enough to take you to a doctor. The infection can then be asymptomatic for many years even decades, all the time damaging your liver and you have no idea.\nWhen you are eventually feeling ill enough to go to the doctor the liver is generally so damaged that there is nothing to be done. At this stage you may be jaundised (yellow tint to the skin cause by excess bilirubin) nauseated or vomiting, greatly fatigues.\nhep C will eventually cause your liver to have chirrosis, it will eventually fail and you will die, it is fatal.\nJust for a heads up one of the most common causes of Hep C is body piercing.\nUse precautions when having sex, use a condom, do not get body piercing, if someone elses bodily fluids splash into an area that you have a break in the skin get tested and have the person whos fluid splashed tested also. If the first test is negative, don't stop there keep getting retested for up to a year to be sure the virus isnt in your system.
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It is hepatitis C. And no it is not the same as HIV/AIDS. \n\nIt is treatable...I believe Pamela Anderson and Naomi Judd are two "famous" people living with the disease.\n\nThe most important thing you can do for yourself is to educate yourself. Not knowing about your disease, does not allow you to know what precautions and treatments are available.
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to the person above me, hepatitis C is viral, not bacterial so antbiotics wont do anything...\n\nanyway, hepatitis C is primarily transmitted through blood but i think it can be transmitted sexually as well (i might be wrong). If you are not infected, there is pretty much a 0 chance your baby would be born with it. however, your husband might could have possibly given it to you, in which case you should notify your doctor of the situation. if you are postive, im not sure if you would be able to pass it on to your baby or not. there are ways to prevent the baby from contracting hiv from hiv+ mothers so i'd imagine there are ways to prevent hepatitis infection as well. I'm not a medical doctor or hepatitis C expert so i apologize if anything i said turns out to be incorrect; but like i said, if your doctor isnt aware of the situation already you should probably need to discuss this issue with him/her.
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Yes. But only for blood born viruses such as HIV/Aids, and Hepatitus. Not for others such as Chlamydia, etc
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Sure.  For instance, Pam Anderson's body is hot, but knowing she has hepatitis doesn't make anyone want to have sex with her.  A man can appreciate a sexy body for the beautiful thing it is... but if there is an inhibition (marriage... commitment... etc), he won't have thoughts of sleeping with her.  If he's single and fancy free... anyone who turns him on is fair game (for sexual thoughts, anyway).
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Hep C is easier to catch than AIDS..Bodily fluids like \n\nsaliva and tears can do it if exposure is prolonged.  Seek \n\nmedical advise and find out what your boyfriend is doing \n\nabout treatment.\n\nGood Luck\n\nJimmy
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I can find no info that Hep A is spread by kissing. The first site I have listed can give you info about all forms of Hepatitis, however, including symptoms and how each is spread. The second link will take you to a page that will ask for details on your location. When you complete that, it should take you to info on the nearest clinic.
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Most people, because they feel well and have no symptoms, don't know they have HCV infection.\n\nSome people may have a brief illness with symptoms of hepatitis usually appearing six to twelve weeks after they have been infected with the virus. Symptoms of acute hepatitis C infection may include: fever, tiredness, jaundice [yellow skin or eyes], abdominal pain, dark urine, loss of appetite, nausea [sick to your stomach].\n\nA few people will begin to experience long-term health concerns such as tiredness, lethargy or digestive problems.\n\nAbout seven out of ten people who become infected with HCV will carry the virus throughout their lives. These people remain infectious and run the risk of becoming ill at sometime in the future.\n\nThis long-term or chronic HCV infection may lead to scarring of the liver, called cirrhosis. The chance of developing cirrhosis increases with the length of infection. After twenty years, about two out of ten people with hepatitis C will have cirrhosis. People who drink alcohol are at greater risk of damaging their liver. Cirrhosis can lead to liver failure or liver cancer in a small number of people.Everyone is different and with proper care and taking care of oneself a normal lifespan is possible
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scurvy is the vit c issue. syphillis is a sexual transmitted infection
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About 4 out of every 100 infants born to HCV infected women become infected. This occurs at the time of birth, and there is no treatment that can prevent this from happening. Most infants infected with HCV at the time of birth have no symptoms and do well during childhood. More studies are needed to find out if these children will have problems from the infection as they grow older. \n\nfound from:\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/faq.htm#1a
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People pull away from people with Hep C the same reason they pull away from people with HIV/AIDS.  I think it's a mixture of ignorance, personal protection, and fear.  Some people make blanket statements when it comes to dealing/interacting with people with infectious diseases...if I stay I away then I will not contract their disease.  Unfortunately, a person is more likely to remain ignorant than embrace education and understanding.  Personally, I think is easier to love and support a person than it is to ignore and cut someone out of your life!
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Hepetitis C is bloodborn. What I've found out (so far) is it is spread,by sharing hypodermic needles. Drug addicts are the number one carriers of Hepetitis C. It's also sexually transmitted. (Note) A person can have Hepetitis C living in them for 20 years,and not know it.