Patient's question:
Since birth, I have never had him tested for hepatitis B or C. I'm very afraid of getting infected through daily contact. I want to ask, if there's a break in my body where blood gets on my clothes, and the baby touches my blood with his hand, the baby just came back from getting an IV infusion, I'm worried that the needle site on the baby's hand might get contaminated with my blood and cause an infection. The baby's hands haven't been washed yet, and she puts her hands in her mouth. If my blood accidentally gets into her mouth, can she get reinfected?Doctor's answer:
Hepatitis C is a type of viral hepatitis, very similar to hepatitis B, and its harm to the human body is no less than that of hepatitis B. The of hepatitis C is very strong, and its main transmission routes are blood transmission, sexual transmission, mother-to-child transmission, etc. Among these, blood transmission causes the most severe infections. Hepatitis C has many transmission routes, making it difficult to prevent. Just coming into contact with trace amounts of hepatitis C patient's blood in daily life can potentially lead to transmission, so people who have close contact with hepatitis C patients need to be extremely cautious.Medical Advice: You and your partner should seek treatment as soon as possible. Currently, there are no effective preventive medications, especially for hepatitis C. The incidence of hepatitis C is very high. It is best for you to take your child to the hospital for a check-up.