What risks do I have

[scaredhelp266]

Hello, I was in a fight the other day (Not my fault) during the fight I felt something go into my eye.  I believe it may gave been blood from the other fellow.  If he has HBV and the blood drop got into my eye can I be infected with HBV.  I have no other risk factors. Please let me know as I am anxious about this.

Thanks so so much in advance for your answers

God Bless

[stef2011]

hbsab from 0.01miu/ml to 10miu/ml, it is almost impossible to develop cronic hbv but this level of antibodies is not enough to prevent acute hbv

hbsab>10miu/ml enough to protect from cronic hbv development and enough to prevent acute hbv on most, if acute hbv develops it will be very mild

hbsab 0.00miu/ml, no protection at all even if vaccinated

[scaredhelp266]

so it will prevent me from getting Chronic HBV right now but still may get accurate?  is that what you mean?

[stef2011]

i mean prevention of cronic development

[stef2011]

not yet, full protection starts from an antibodies level of more than 10miu/ml, recheck hbsab in 4 weeks, usually full protection is after second/third dose

in any case any hbsab level less than 10 is ok in terms of cronic development while is not enough to prevent development of an acute hbv

[scaredhelp266]

My HBsag and HBsab were still -ve and I got the first hep B shot. am I protected now

[stef2011]

do check hbv, hcv, hiv

vaccine is effective until hbsag is negative so you have plently of time but make it as soon as possible, window period can be very long even 6 months.the time to hbsag positivity is probably due to way of infection and number of virions transmitted.

[cajim]

so if an exposure just happens you can still get a vacc? even in the window?

--Usually the worst the vaccination can do is ineffectiveness.

[scaredhelp266]

so if an exposure just happens you can still get a vacc? even in the window? if tests show -ve

[cajim]

Has anyone ever been infected this way?

--Not sure.

Do you think i can still go get the vaccine?

--If you are still HBsAg- and HBsAB-.

[scaredhelp266]

Do you think i can still go get the vaccine?

[scaredhelp266]

Thanks,

Has anyone ever been infected this way?

[cajim]

The risk is not zero but low.

[scaredhelp266]

I did not have HBV before this. I am asking if I can get HBV this way. And no I am not immune but will get the vacc soon but not sure if this is a risk and how big of risk. This just happened the other day

Thanks

[cajim]

Do you have HBsAB+?