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Mode of transmission of HCV
Dear All,
Not worrying but can someone set this clear for me. There are more and more articles and papers suggesting saliva as a mode of transmission of HCV, yet so many people on this forum say it requires blood to blood contact for transmission to happen. So which is it?
eg.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Can-Saliva-Transmit-Hepatitis-C?&id=495905
http://www.hepatitis-central.com/mt/archives/2007/03/can_saliva_tran.html
Not worrying but can someone set this clear for me. There are more and more articles and papers suggesting saliva as a mode of transmission of HCV, yet so many people on this forum say it requires blood to blood contact for transmission to happen. So which is it?
eg.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Can-Saliva-Transmit-Hepatitis-C?&id=495905
http://www.hepatitis-central.com/mt/archives/2007/03/can_saliva_tran.html
Please read the articals before posting them
Article 1
Research shows that both people would need to have gum disease in order for transmission to occur.
Article 2
Additionally, any risk of acquiring infection through salivary contact existed only in the presence of gum disease. Investigators attribute this risk to microscopic amounts of blood in the saliva and visually undetectable open mouth wounds present in gum disease.
Article 1
Research shows that both people would need to have gum disease in order for transmission to occur.
Article 2
Additionally, any risk of acquiring infection through salivary contact existed only in the presence of gum disease. Investigators attribute this risk to microscopic amounts of blood in the saliva and visually undetectable open mouth wounds present in gum disease.
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