Can You Get Hepatitis From Fecal Matter

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transmission through fecal matter?

There was a question asked a couple of months ago on transmission through urine from a toilet. How about fecal matter? ...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Exposure to feces does not pose a risk for infection with HIV, unless there is blood present in the feces and that comes into contact with your mucous membranes or bloodstream. Contact with feces alone has never been documented as a vehicle for HIV... Read more »

How do you get "Hepatitis"

How can a person get different types of hepatitis? ... Read more »

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A. »

Direction matter? < or >

My hep C rna viral count is 7.0> [<2.5] 10,200,000 iu/mlI do not understand how the < or... Read more »

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C. »

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HECES FECALES

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

A VECES CUANDO VOY AL BANO NOTO SANGRE PURA
EN LAS HECES FECALES Y DESPUES SUELTO ALGUNAS GOTITAS DE SANGRE,,ESTO SE PODRIA RELACIONAR CON UN SINTOMA PRIMERO DE V.I.H,,,,HE TENIDO RELACIONES CON MUCHACHAS SIN PROTECCION
DESDE... Read more »

Who Gives A Fecal Dump !

Posted by Allan, 1 Reply

Simple after w while . like five years of doctore medications hassles with ADAP etc... no real health concequences except for loss of sniety ( seeing doc for that also , addicted to Lorazepam) is there not a point when one says AH the hell with it... Read more »

SANGRE EN HECES FECALES

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

HOLA A TODOS,,,TENIA UNA DUDA SANGRE EN LAS HECES FECALES PUEDE SER UN SINTOMA PRIMERO DE V.I.H O SIDA.,, O ESTO NO TIENE NADA QUE VER CON LA ENFERMEDAD.

SI HALGUIEN ME PUEDE RESPONDER.

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hepatitis ???

Posted by extresado, 1 Reply

hace tres meses y medio tube mi ultima relaccion un chico me practico sexo oral y nos besamos . Ahora noto picores por el cuerpo puede ser esto hepatitis b , se puede contagiar asi puede ser estres Read more »

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