How When Where And Who Can Get Exposed To Hepatitis

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Medical Assistant Student Possibly expose Hep B

I am doing my externship just found out I never had a hepatitis vaccine, so I had first shot on Thursday. Well I was taking care of a patient after having a colonoscopy that was known to be Hep B positive, when I went to move her blanket from under...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

Doesn't sound like an exposure of concern.Definitely get vaccinated and get followup testing to be certain you developed antibodies.... Read more »

hep c can i get it and can you be exposed and not get it

hi my husbands doc said he was exsposed to hep c but said he does not have it me and my doughter... Read more »

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Please help.? my 9 yo daughter exposed to hep c

I work in the med field and had what seems to be an acute hep c Lft over 1000 on 4/06. MY hep... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New York: Hospital Says Patients May Have Been Exposed to Viruses

North Shore University Hospital notified 177 patients that they may have been exposed to HIV or hepatitis C during gastrointestinal endoscopies performed between April 28 and May 10. The hospital recommended they be tested for the viruses. Hospital... Read more »

Florida: More Than 1,800 Broward General Patients May Have Been Exposed to Blood-Borne Infection

Broward General Medical Center officials are warning 1,851 patients who underwent cardiac stress tests from January 2004 until this September that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C following the discovery that a nurse... Read more »

New York: 716 Patients at VA May Have Been Exposed to HIV

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has informed local lawmakers and members of Congress that 716 patients at the Buffalo VA Medical Center may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C because of the inadvertent reuse of... Read more »

Canadian Province Announces Law Requiring People Who Might Have Exposed Emergency Workers to HIV to Undergo Blood Test

Officials in Alberta, Canada, last week announced a new law that will require people who might have exposed emergency workers to HIV or other infectious diseases to submit a blood test if ordered by a judge, the Edmonton Sun reports. Under the... Read more »

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gays can give blood long they are neg after expose

Posted by nomoreworry4me

Response from Mr. Sowadsky

Hi. Thank you for your question. Actually, this is an extremely controversial issue.

If you look at CDC and FDA guidelines, a man who has had sex with another man (since 1977) is excluded from donating blood, organs, and... Read more »

When exposed to HIV you are exposed HEP also?

Posted by Anonymous

I heard this is true because most people with HIV are coinfected with Hep. This means that the window period is at least 6 months, right? Anyway, if you have more questions go to www.aidsmeds.com and FEAR of HIV forum. Ask them the window period fo... Read more »

Hepatitis and HIV tests

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Recently I had an exposure to blood. At 3 months the HIV test and the Hepatitis C test have both come back negative, but I still have a question. If I had hepatitis C and my body had not yet developed antibodies to it at 3 monts, and if my immune... 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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