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Can you get hep a and b from eating unwashed fruit or veggies?
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Hep.A: You can potentially get hepatitis A from unwashed food, but not HepB. That is transferred by direct contact with body fluids including blood.
Answered 7/10/2014
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Hepatitis transmisio: Hepatitis A is transmitted by oral route, or in contaminated food. Hepatitis B is on the other hand, transmitted by bodily fluid, like in sexual contact, receiving contaminated blood products. Hepatitis A is endemic in developing world, when you travel. You would not likely to contract Hep A with foods here.
Answered 7/10/2014
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Only A: Hepatitis A is passed via fecal-oral route. Hepatitis B is passed via blood route. In our country it is very uncommon to get Hepatitis A from unwashed fruits or veggies. There is a vaccine for both A & B.
Answered 7/10/2014
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HAV, possibly: hep A is by fecal-oral transmission, so if the produce has been touched by someone with active HAV, it's possible. no on HBV.
Answered 9/16/2015
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