Please help me guys. It's about my baby and possible hep b exposure

[Melanieyac]

So my 4 month old is teething but I have checked her mouth for cuts/ sores and can't see any
So yesterday ran into an old friend who held my baby for like 45 secs and my baby may have put her mouth on the woman's arm for 3-4 seconds max after I noticed she had a pink scratch didn't have any wet blood or anything not even sure if baby put mouth on it but I am sooo scared that she may have contracted hep b or c what should I do or am I being paranoid can u catch hep b this way?
Also if you lick a scab (healing/healed can you get hep b or c
I know this woman had a bad past including drugs and sex work

[tun2017]

@Melanieyac, I am sorry to hear about your baby's possible vulnerability. It takes about 60 to 90 days for the surface antigen to be traceable in adults (don't know for babies) and symptoms will not likely show since a baby's immune is weaker and will tolerate virus and not fight or show signs of infection.

Is your baby under the vaccine shot? By standard ought to have completed 4 of 6 shots by now but that still does not sort it all. I think doctors can give your baby immunoglobin shots as a precaution (it works fine within 24 to 36 hours of possible exposure). You may want to talk to your doc/child care expert for a more appropriate guideline.

I do pray and hope your baby will be fine.

[Melanieyac]

So you believe there is a risk ? Thank you for answering me it's just I feel I am being paranoid because the woman wasn't bleeding and my baby has not cuts in her mouth I have called my dr I am waiting for them to call me back

[Melanieyac]

So my babies risk is 0 because there was no blood /wound on the lady and my baby had no sores/wounds in her mouth.
Just for further piece of mind if one was to lick a scab but has no sores could they get it that way.
Thanks ever so much for ur answer

[Liverpatient]

In order for hbv, hcv, hiv, etc to be transmitted, infected body fluids should enter another person's body through breaks in the skin or through mucus membranes. In the situation that you have described, assuming a worst case scenario that the woman had such infections, then your baby could be exposed to infection if she licked an open sore on the woman. But you said that there was no such open sore, so I would say the risk is almost zero.
But if this is worrying you a lot, then you may test your baby for hbv. In the case of concrete infection exposures like accidental needle injuries with hbv containing blood in health centers, then an hbv immunoglobulin is given to prevent infection within 14 days after axposure.
Also remember that you've to vaccinate your baby for hbv; that way making sure she is protected for her life from this virus.
Good luck!

[Ram1982]

Hi,

Looking at your description there is very very less risk as most of the things we don't know for sure. So, hopefully she will not be positive.