Contact infection of hepatitis B
Question: My nephew discovered hepatitis B. Can my child get from it? We live together, and children in contact with each other. Thanks in advance for the answer.
Answer: Hepatitis B is transmitted only if the virus penetrates directly into the blood. In household contact person is not contagious, but it should be provided with personal hygiene, which may be blood: soap, shampoo, toothbrush, hairbrush, etc. The child is better to instill a vaccine against hepatitis B, as well as all family members.
Гепатит transmission | admin | 
December 17, 2009 11:43 pm
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