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No. Hepatitis C isn't developed in used needles, it's spread by them. So if you are the only user of an IV needle and have tested negative for Hep C, you cannot infect yourself with it by small traces of your own blood left from prior injections.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThink about it. Hep C is contracted from contaminated blood or blood products. If the needle is used only by yourself and you don't already have hep C, you can't give it to yourself. The answer is no.
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What diseases can be spread by dirty needles?
Hepatitis C
Can you get hep c from using a needle with your own old blood in it?
No..as long as it is only your own blood on the needle (it was a sterile needle before you used it) and you were the one getting stuck. You can only get hep C if someone else who has hep c used the needle before you did.
What is hepititas c?
== == An inflammation of the liver, usually due to an infection by a virus. It has no vaccine or cure and usually leads to lifelong chronic liver problems. Most often it is transmitted by contact with body fluids.
Is alcoholic hepatitis the same as hepatitis C?
no alcoholic hepatitis not same as hepatitis c
You poked yourself with the needle that your husband who has hepatitis c used for intramuscular injection Would you get infected?
If you were poked with a needle used by someone with hepatitis c, you need to be tested. There is probably a low likelihood that you were infected, but there is a chance. Please see your primary care doctor or go to an urgent care and asked to be tested, just in case.
What is Hepatitis B Hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C is the worst and the most dangerous type of hepatitis. Vincent Dublin
What are three pathogens spread by blood and body fluids?
Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and AIDS
Can you get hepatitis c from someone with hepatitis c?
Yes if you share blood or bodily fluids with the infected person. You can also get it without another person. For instance if you are an intervenes drug user and re-use old needles you can get it from your own blood left in the needle that has brown bacteria. mostly given and passed thru blood to blood ,,body fluids is veryyy low,,has to be blood to blood,,,
What is the Common Name for Hepatitis C Virus?
Hepatitis C is formerly called non A non B hepatitis.
Can hepatitis b become hepatitis c?
no
What is the vector of hepatitis?
Hepatitis A, B or C?
What are the differences in symptoms between Hepatitis A, B and C?
Hepatitis A is a acute infection that usually goes away on its own. It can affect many people at once and can be transported through food or drink. Hepatitis B can be acute or chronic, it can spread through blood or fluids. Hepatitis C is almost always chronic and is only spread by blood. There are vaccines for A and B, but there is no treatment for C.
