Hepatitis B transmission in public spaces? (infection, blood, cancer, glasses)
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The CDC's information on the transmission of Hepatitis B says that the virus can remain able to infect a new subject even if it has spent up to 7 days outside the human body, and also that contact with saliva or blood of an infected individual can result in getting infected with the virus.
If this is so, does this mean that if someone spits or bleed somewhere and you happen to touch the surface within one week, that you can actually get it? If so, then why is it that no one is warned about this, particularly when the HBV vaccine supposedly loses its effectiveness after 20 years?
You touch stuff, you wash your hands before touching your food or face.
But what if it's a tiny droplet that you may not even be aware of? My guess is yes, you can get it.
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After further reading, I may be wrong on the above..... but it does leave room for doubt in my mind.
They say this:
What is the risk for transmitting HBV by oral sex? There are no specific data on transmission of bloodborne viruses through oral-genital sex. Saliva has not been associated with HBV transmission unless biting has taken place. HBV is not spread by kissing, hugging, sneezing, coughing, food or water, sharing eating utensils or drinking glasses, or casual contact.
and then this:
How stable is HBV in the environment? What types of equipment cleaners are effective against HBV?
Any high level disinfectant that is tuberculocidal will kill HBV. It is important to note that HBV is quite stable in the environment and remains viable for 7 or more days on environmental surfaces at room temperature and is still capable of transmitting HBV despite the absence of visible blood.
The CDC's information on the transmission of Hepatitis B says that the virus can remain able to infect a new subject even if it has spent up to 7 days outside the human body, and also that contact with saliva or blood of an infected individual can result in getting infected with the virus.
If this is so, does this mean that if someone spits or bleed somewhere and you happen to touch the surface within one week, that you can actually get it? If so, then why is it that no one is warned about this, particularly when the HBV vaccine supposedly loses its effectiveness after 20 years?
Possible to get it from a contaminated surface? Yes. Probability of doing so? Very low.
The vaccine does not "lose its effectiveness after 20 years". It is effective for at least 20 years and probably is life-long. That is why there is currently no need for a booster. Anyone who is in a high risk situation can have antibody titers done, though even low titers do not necessarily mean the vaccine is not protective.
Anyone who touches any part of their face, i.e., nose, mouth, eyes, before washing their hands is open to all sorts of things, Hep B is low on the list.
The CDC's information on the transmission of Hepatitis B says that the virus can remain able to infect a new subject even if it has spent up to 7 days outside the human body, and also that contact with saliva or blood of an infected individual can result in getting infected with the virus.
If this is so, does this mean that if someone spits or bleed somewhere and you happen to touch the surface within one week, that you can actually get it? If so, then why is it that no one is warned about this, particularly when the HBV vaccine supposedly loses its effectiveness after 20 years?
Is there some reason that you're particularly concerned about this?
Hep B is NOT spread by water, food, or by casual contact such as coughing, handshakes, sharing eating utensils, toilet seats or hugging.
People with a Higher risk for hep B would be people who share drug needles, have multiple sex partners, or have sex with someone who has it, exposure to blood or bodily fluids, or getting a tattoo or piercing from unsterile equip.
90% of people who get Hep B clear the virus from their systems without treatment.
Don't listen to the CDC who're just trying to scare you into taking their vaccine,
Hep B is NOT spread by water, food, or by casual contact such as coughing, handshakes, sharing eating utensils, toilet seats or hugging.
People with a Higher risk for hep B would be people who share drug needles, have multiple sex partners, or have sex with someone who has it, exposure to blood or bodily fluids, or getting a tattoo or piercing from unsterile equip.
90% of people who get Hep B clear the virus from their systems without treatment.
Don't listen to the CDC who're just trying to scare you into taking their vaccine,
Some people who get the virus do not clear it and become chronic carriers.
"Most healthy adults (90%) who are infected will recover and develop protective antibodies against future hepatitis B infections. A small number (5-10%) will be unable to get rid of the virus and will develop chronic infections. Unfortunately, this is not true for infants and young children – 90% of infants and up to 50% of young children infected with hepatitis B will develop chronic infections. Therefore, vaccination is essential to protect infants and children."
For infants, the virus may be acquired from an infected mother at birth; however, for many children the source of the infection is unknown. It may be from an infected child or someone who does not know he is infected. Drug users and those with multiple sex partners are not the only ones who get hepatitis B.
In the US:
"12 million Americans have been infected (1 out of 20 people).
More than one million people are chronically infected.
Up to 40,000 new people will become infected each year.
5,000 people will die each year from hepatitis B and its complications.
Approximately 1 health care worker dies each day from hepatitis B."
Chronic infection with hepatitis B increases the risk of liver cancer 100 times.
Be scared of hepatitis B? Yeah. But the vaccine against it is highly effective with a low risk of seroius side effects.
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