 | ||
   | ||
Email
Glossary |
|
Nanny with Hepititis B May 20, 2003 Hi, HELP! Just found out the live-in nanny for our 1 year old has Hepititis B. She came from an agency and we were provided a medical report prior to hireing her. The medical report stated that she has no medical issues besides the fact that she was allergic to Penacillin (nothing about hepitits!). 1) What are the risks to our family and 2) Is this something that should be disclosed with the medical report we were given? My husband and I do not have the vaccine the baby does. |
||||||||
 |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
 |
| Response from Dr. Dieterich
 Hepatitis B is transmitted by blood and sex. If you are not being exposed to either from your nanny, you should be fine. It is not easily transmitted, but you should be sure to tell her to clean up after herself should she get cut and bleed. You may also want to get the vaccine so then you would have nothing to worry about! DTD | ||||||||
 Get Email Notifications When This Forum Updates or Subscribe With RSS
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
Q&A TERMS OF USE
This forum is designed for educational purposes only, and experts are not rendering medical, mental health, legal or other professional advice or services. If you have or suspect you may have a medical, mental health, legal or other problem that requires advice, consult your own caregiver, attorney or other qualified professional.
Experts appearing on this page are independent and are solely responsible for editing and fact-checking their material. Neither TheBody.com nor any advertiser is the publisher or speaker of posted visitors' questions or the experts' material.
Review our complete terms of use and copyright notice.
