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Frequently Asked Questions About Hepatitis

What is Hepatitis? What is the difference between Hepatitis A, B, and C? What are the signs and symptoms of active Hepatitis infection? Is there a vaccine, treatment, or a cure for Hepatitis? Where can I get Hepatitis A and B vaccines? How can I avoid getting Hepatitis? How can I learn more about Hepatitis? What is Hepatitis? Hepatitis means "inflammation of the liver". There are seven known types of...

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open wound hepatitis

I was helping my friends mom put on her socks. I noticed she had some sores on her legs and I have cuts on my hand from falling a few days earlier. I wasn't sure if the sores were bleeding or not since i was just helping her with her socks i...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

Without seeing blood mixing with your blood, I would say no risk.... Read more »

RE: HIV, Hepatitis, Mono?

I have had symptoms of lack of appetite, exhaustion, sore throat, and diarrhea. I was afraid of being exposed to the HIV virus but these symptoms occurred one day after I had unprotected sex. What are the possibilites of these being HIV,...

Response from John A. Bartlett, M.D.

Duke University Medical Center

I sympathize with your anxiety. The symptoms of these three have substantial overlap, and this undescores the need for a careful evaluation and testing. One day after unprotected sex would be too soon for any of these viruses to be related to that... Read more »

Hepatitis Exposure and Vaccination

If you've been exposed to hepatitis, how long do you have to be vaccinated? My parents are stuck in cancun and trying to help victims from hurricane Katrina were exposed to feces. My father has painful sores on his feet, does this sound like...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

They can still get vaccinated. The sores are unlikely to be related to hepatitis.... Read more »

Hepatitis C

Can you catch Hep C from someone that has a open sore - that has possible oozing, if they hug you and it touches your skin?...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

HCV transmission requires blood to blood contact. Your skin is a protective organ.... 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 »

Any other guys out there had Hepatitis-B??

Posted by MarkyMark, 9 Replies

I have been goin through an acute episode of Hepatitis-B for 3 months now and cant seem to find anyone out there who has also gone through this and i have no one to talk to, I feel sooo alone and stressed out over this entire episode, I am hoping... Read more »

hepatitis and swollen nodes?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

does hep cause swollen lymph nodes? Read more »

Sore Throat

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

After two weeks possible exposure my boyfriend has a what his doctor says a very bad sore throat with swollen glands and he did a throat culture and he gets his results tomorrow.

I on the other hand am very scared because I was with someone who was... Read more »

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