No, i do not think he is infected, i guess it is just in my mind.
thanks for the help, guys.
hep c is not easy to catch and if dad bleeds all over the house i suggest universal safe procedures to clean up the mess. Do you think your dad is infected? Also this is an hiv board not hep.
Dude this is a HIV forum !! Take your concerns over to the other forums .
You would be better off taking your question to the Hepatitis Forum. This is the HIV forum.
Is Hepatitis C easy to catch?
My dad is in his late 60's if he had Hepatitis C would it show signs by now? Overall he is in pretty good health and fit for his age. I am just worried sometimes if he has it because he bleeds often in the house by cuts and stuff. Just worried about infection.
no, like teak said its sterile
I have not had sex or been in contact with blood. I was just thinking about Hepatitis C and how it is passed.
So urine can not infect a person with HIV or Hepatitis C?
An HIV test will noit test for Hepatitis.
If it is Hepatitis C you are concerned about it is a seperate test and has a window period of 6 months.
Hepatitis can be sexually transmitted but in 75% of cases it is through blood transfer e.g. needlestick injuries and needle sharing.
It's not only blood to blood. Depends on which hepatitis it is and no it is not standard for them to do a hepatitis test if you go in for an HIV test. Urine is sterile.