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Can Hepatitis-B Infection Spread Through An Open Wound?
Hi! My friend has hepatitis B, and we live very far from each other. She recently told me she has hepatitis B, and last night I told her not to go to this party, in conjunction also with what her doctor told her, because she has an open wound in her hand and it was much better to stay at home and lay low to avoid infecting others. She told me she won't go but she ended up going, and right now I am just angry that she risked infecting others because she wanted to have fun. Am I overreacting, because she did tell me that she was going to be very careful when she first pleaded with me to go to this party?
Fri, 11 Mar 2016
Hi thanks for asking question.
Yes hepatitis B can spread through open wound.
Hepatitis B can spread through sharing items of infected person like razor, toothbrush etc.
It can also spread if you come in contact with her secretions or in contact with open wound.
Your anger is obvious.You should counsel her calmly and give her advise that how hepatitis B spread and she is putting community in danger by going through open wound.She should atleast have covered wound with bandage or dressing.
It can also spread through sexual relation to infected person.
She can live well but with care not infecting others.
Wish you good health.
Take care
Yes hepatitis B can spread through open wound.
Hepatitis B can spread through sharing items of infected person like razor, toothbrush etc.
It can also spread if you come in contact with her secretions or in contact with open wound.
Your anger is obvious.You should counsel her calmly and give her advise that how hepatitis B spread and she is putting community in danger by going through open wound.She should atleast have covered wound with bandage or dressing.
It can also spread through sexual relation to infected person.
She can live well but with care not infecting others.
Wish you good health.
Take care
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