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Chances of HEPATITIS-B transmitting through sharing drinks.

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my question is about Diseases transmitted through sharing a drink ( namely sharing of a glass), what is one likely to contract from sharing a drink with someone ( not a common practice of mine), as well as how likely these are to occur, when sharing said glass with someone who, on the face of it seems healthy and presents no notable symptoms ( i'm mostly concerned about the more threatening and impacting conditions.... hepatitis B keeps coming back to my concern for some reason). Full disclosure is that I'm a hypochondriac, and simply need to cover my bases as to what to expect and look out for, as far as likely symptoms of the more concerning deseases and cures. thank you for your attention in this matter, Juan Castaneda

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Dr. Jaydeep Tripathy
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Hello Juan,
Thank you for your query at DoctorSpring.com
I understand your concern.
As such, sharing drinks with someone has low chances of transmitting infection. However, some infections that can possibly be transmitted is herpes ( very rarely ), if someone has an open sore, and hepatitis a, not b. Hepatitis B is transmitted only through contaminated blood transfusion or through infected needles.
Hope this was helpful,
Feel free to discuss further.


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As far as hep a, what should I be looking out for? And what are the worst-case symptoms associated with it?


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Normally hep a and hep e are water-borne and can be transmitted through contaminated drinks. But the incidence is low.
So, it is better to avoid sharing drinks with anyone.
Regards.

Dr. Jaydeep Tripathy
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MBBS from Sri Ramachandra University in December 2011
M.Med (Family Medicine) - TNMGR University, Chennai
MBA-MPH in Public Health in March 2016, SRM University
Finished AFIH in March 2016, SRM University
MRCP ( UK ), Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, June 2016
Fellowship in Diabetology from Martin Luther University in January 2017

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