What if a family member has hepatitis B?

What if a family member has hepatitis B?

Testing family members is important. Family members who have Hepatitis B should get medical treatment. Other family members who do not have the disease should get the Hepatitis B vaccine. This protects them from getting the disease.

Has anyone recovered from chronic HBV?

Most adults with hepatitis B recover fully, even if their signs and symptoms are severe. Infants and children are more likely to develop a chronic (long-lasting) hepatitis B infection. A vaccine can prevent hepatitis B, but there’s no cure if you have the condition.

Can hepatitis B be transmitted through laundry?

The hepatitis B virus that causes extensive liver damage may be getting transmitted through articles of personal use such as toothbrushes, towel or even a handkerchief. Sharing clothes, razors, combs, bedsheets can also transmit the virus.

Is Hep B contagious forever?

Symptoms of hepatitis B may not appear for 3 months after exposure and can last for 2–12 weeks. However, you are still contagious, even without symptoms . The virus can live outside the body for up to seven days.

How did I find out I had Hep C?

OPINION: “Your results are positive. You have Hepatitis C,” my doctor said. She then told me other medical stuff on that phone call but by then I’d gone straight to gobsmacked. A fairly reasonable “who me?” reaction had set in. Greg Jackson with first grandchild.

Who was the rock star that had hepatitis C?

A fairly reasonable “who me?” reaction had set in. Greg Jackson with first grandchild. Shock, awe and the awareness that this was the disease that had taken out my rock and roll idols like David Bowie and Lou Reed.

What happens to your body when you have Hep C?

This is a viral infection that affects the liver. It can cause you to be mildly sick for weeks or months. But even after you feel better, the virus can stay inside your body. It can slowly harm your liver over many years. OPINION: “Your results are positive. You have Hepatitis C,” my doctor said.

Can a person have Hep C for 40 years?

The medicos who are not prone to romancing pathology call Hep C the “sleeping dragon”. You can have it ticking away in your liver for nearly 40 years like I did and then get sick enough to present with cirrhosis, liver failure or liver cancer. None of my liver tests over the years had triggered the alarm bells.