Hepatitis Blood In Restaurant Risk

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working in a restaurant with hepatitis

are you allowed to work with food, like cooking or serving the food....

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Hepatitis A is the hepatitis that is spread through food, that is why all those signs say wash your hands in the bathroom. Hepatitis B and C are spread through blood so that should not be a problem. DTD... Read more »

Restaurant knife

Dear Nancy,Thank you for answering my question. I work at restaurant and I work with cutting salad stuff; such as cucumbers and carots. My colleague one time cut his finger with the knife and I try to remove the knife and I cut my finger with the...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

When I worked for the Red Cross, one of the first things I learned about first aid was the importance of preventing yourself from becoming another victim in the process. It was great training, and makes me take action against my first instincts... Read more »

Hepatitis risk exposure

Hello,I work in a campus security position where I contact, and detain, IV drug users on a regular basis. Most of the time, I use latex gloves, but there have been incidences where I had to react quickly without gloves. What is the risk of...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

The risk of acquiring hepatitis viruses or HIV through a route like this is very remote. You would have to imagine that the person's fresh blood mixed directly with your open wound. This open wound would have to be fresh also. Much more... Read more »

risk for hepatitis for toddler?

Hello, my 22 month old was at the park and discovered a used bandaid and gauze. I thought she was playing with paper until I saw her tear the bandaid from the gauze. They both appeared to have dried blood on them. She had no visible open cuts on...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

Although I am sure this event was traumatic for you, I do not consider her at risk and would not test her.... Read more »

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cocaine hiv and hepatitis c

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I WAS DOING COCAINE WITH A COUPLE ONE NIGHT AND THEY HANDED ME THE STRAW AFTER I DID A LINE I LOOKED AND IT HAD BLOOD IN AND AROUND THE STRAW. I HAD A
COLD SORE IN MY NOSE. THE GIRL CALLED ME ;ATER AND TOLD ME HE HAS HEPATITIS C AND HIV CALLED CDC... Read more »

Hepatitis and Seroconversion

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

People have been posting that if you are coinfected with Hepatitis C, you will need longer to seroconvert for HIV.

Does anybody know anything about transmission about Hepatitis C? I know that B can be transmitted sexually, but most things I've seen... Read more »

Window for Hepatitis and Hiv and more

Posted by Anonymous

Yes, Window in sweden is up to six month but more likely 2 month. This virus can take some times to develop and you are using other tests than Antibodys. Hepatitis is a liver infection so you will have the virus there AND HIV virus is spread in the... Read more »

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