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HBV&HCV Transmission
Hi, a roommate of mine unfortunately got HIV infected when he met some guys. I know that we are not at the risk of HIV but it seems that there is also something wrong with his liver, too. I don't know if it's HBV or HCV but I heard that gay people are also at high risk of these two. I fear that, for example, we often squeeze pimples without washing our hands after we touch his things that may got very little blood on, and the virus may get into our bleeding wound? Is there a risk for us from HBV or HCV? I apologize if this is a stupid question.
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I am careful, but I don't think my roommate is, actually he's not a very kind guy who care much about others. But that's not the problem for this place. Btw, I've been in SARS period, but these are really different situations. Thank you for your patience and really long answers.
Well you are not using common sense. If a HBV infected person cut his/her hand and left blood on the door knob, then he/she is being irresponsible, because you always clean up blood. Then you, the un-infected person touches the door knob whilst you have an open wound on your hand - you are being careless, because we all know from basic hygiene, that we should always cover up all open wounds to prevent germs from getting in!
If all these are getting too much for you, you can live like Howard Hugh and avoidd contacts with any other human being or living creatures, or you be sensible.
You know, in Hong Kong, during the peak SARS period, it was mandatory to clean all the buttons in lifts in buildings all the time. Here in Australia, in every hospital room, they have hand sanitizers everywhere - to prevent the patients' germ from contacting you AND to prevent your germs from contacting the patients.
If all these are getting too much for you, you can live like Howard Hugh and avoidd contacts with any other human being or living creatures, or you be sensible.
You know, in Hong Kong, during the peak SARS period, it was mandatory to clean all the buttons in lifts in buildings all the time. Here in Australia, in every hospital room, they have hand sanitizers everywhere - to prevent the patients' germ from contacting you AND to prevent your germs from contacting the patients.
actually you share doorknobs with thousands of people everyday and it means all diseases transmission, it would be a bit paranoic attitude.
Antibody weekly positive means that you should renew your vaccination for hbv.
Antibody weekly positive means that you should renew your vaccination for hbv.
I understand what you said. We all have our own personal items and that's not a problem. In fact, the only thing we share is the doorknob. But that still means possible blood transmission right?
I tested HBV about half a year ago, and it said that I am antibody weakly positive. I don't know if that works?
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Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Condoms are the most effective way to prevent HIV and STDs.
PrEP is used by people with high risk to prevent HIV infection.
HBV, HCV, HIV are all blood-borne viruses and their transmission routes are similar, through blood of the infected to the blood(open wounds) of the un-infected. So the guidelines are clear: practice universal precaution, that is avoid coming into contact with other people's blood and other people should avoid contacting your blood. In the same household situation, the most common items that may have blood (often invisible) are razors, scissors, and toothbrushes. So don't share personal items.
Also HBV has a very effective vaccine.
we all have our own individual flora of bacteria, fungus, and viruses living inside or on us, most of these are harmless to ourselves, but can be deadly to others. A woman used her friend's makeup brush to cover her pimple and got a severe case of bacterial infection.
So be sensible, we all have germs, so be careful not to get them from other people and not to pass on to others.
Some germs are air-borne or highly contagious (such as Ebola, TB, SARS, Flu etc), so these infected persons may have to be quarantined.
So bottom line, arm yourself with medical knowledge, not ignorant prejudice (like some countries in the Middle East), and practice commonsense.