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Can i catch hepatitis b from food?
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Hep B: Hepatitis b is a blood-borne disease. It is transmitted through the exchange of body fluids. The same is true with hepatitis c. Hepatitis a is passed through the fecal-oral route.
Answered 5/4/2014
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No: Hepatitis A comes from contaminated food. Hepatits B is sexually transmitted, comes from contaminated blood, shared needles, etc.
Answered 8/1/2014
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