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Question: Am chronic hep b patient, with chronic depression, am very concern about transmitting the virus to others. I read on the net that the virus can be transmitted even if in tiny blood or fluid that is too small to see. Am worried if i can transfer the virus to people we leave together. Dr. Please advice the issue really disturbs me, affecting me as am currently studying my PhD. Programm. Give me general advice about hep b. Please, check my previuos discussion to know my actual status.
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Detailed Answer:
Hello! I have been through your question.
I have seen carefully your previous lab data and I have noticed that you have a low viral load (HBV-DNA) and normal LFT after the treatment.
But I think that you should know semen, vaginal fluids and blood all contain the hepatitis B virus (HBV), and the higher the viral load, the more infectious one’s blood and body fluids are.
However, having an undetectable viral load doesn’t mean you won’t infected someone during unsafe sex or blood contact.
Even if a man has an undetectable viral load, it is known that his blood and semen still contains some HBV and can spread infection, though the risk is lower.
So the rule here is if a man tests positive for the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), he must consider himself infectious and you should be careful to not have direct blood-to-blood contact with others.
I hope my answer helps you.
Feel free to ask me further.
Regards.
Please see the detailed answer below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello! I have been through your question.
I have seen carefully your previous lab data and I have noticed that you have a low viral load (HBV-DNA) and normal LFT after the treatment.
But I think that you should know semen, vaginal fluids and blood all contain the hepatitis B virus (HBV), and the higher the viral load, the more infectious one’s blood and body fluids are.
However, having an undetectable viral load doesn’t mean you won’t infected someone during unsafe sex or blood contact.
Even if a man has an undetectable viral load, it is known that his blood and semen still contains some HBV and can spread infection, though the risk is lower.
So the rule here is if a man tests positive for the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), he must consider himself infectious and you should be careful to not have direct blood-to-blood contact with others.
I hope my answer helps you.
Feel free to ask me further.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
My concern here is am worried and thinking of transfering the virus to my towel or if i wash my tooth brush thinking i carried virus feom it and i have foot athlet under my last toe so whenever i wash my leg or may if my body is itchy and scratch it those all this can transfer virus to my hand and then from my hand to other things i touch?
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Detailed Answer:
Hello! Thank you writing back in healthcare magic.
Related your concern you should know that the virus can spread in your case only if you have blood in you towels and hands from open wounds and not just from washing your tooth brush or using towels and scratch your skin without any blood contact.
Disinfection is also important in the home, especially if a family member has hepatitis B.
Never share personal care items like nail clippers, nail files, pierced
earrings, diabetic glucose meters especially those that
use the same lancet or needle,or toothbrushes or towels with blood.
That it’s not about the saliva on the toothbrush that is a big concern, but rather the potential for trace amounts of blood that could be exchanged with a toothbrush from inflamed or bleeding gums.
In order to finally protect your member family I suggest that they must do a full vaccination for hep b.
I hope my answer helps you.
Regards.
Please see the detailed answer below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello! Thank you writing back in healthcare magic.
Related your concern you should know that the virus can spread in your case only if you have blood in you towels and hands from open wounds and not just from washing your tooth brush or using towels and scratch your skin without any blood contact.
Disinfection is also important in the home, especially if a family member has hepatitis B.
Never share personal care items like nail clippers, nail files, pierced
earrings, diabetic glucose meters especially those that
use the same lancet or needle,or toothbrushes or towels with blood.
That it’s not about the saliva on the toothbrush that is a big concern, but rather the potential for trace amounts of blood that could be exchanged with a toothbrush from inflamed or bleeding gums.
In order to finally protect your member family I suggest that they must do a full vaccination for hep b.
I hope my answer helps you.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
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