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Semen contact to mucosa (eye/mouth)
I got semen (just like a drop) in my hand while masturbating so i went to bathroom to wash it away. But while opening the bathroom door i accidentally touched the door handle and forgot about it. If any of my family members touch the same door handle and rubbed their eyes, will they get hepatitis B?
“ The CDC doesn’t have an official estimate on the risk of transmission from semen to the eye. However, they do place the risk of “throwing body fluids” like semen as “negligible.””
“ Hepatitis B Transmission / Exposure
How is hepatitis B spread?
The hepatitis B virus is spread when blood, semen, or other body fluid infected with the hepatitis B virus enters the body of a person who is not infected. People can become infected with the virus from:
Birth (spread from an infected mother to her baby during birth)
Sex with an infected partner
Sharing needles, syringes, or drug preparation equipment
Sharing items such as toothbrushes, razors or medical equipment such as a glucose monitor with an infected person
Direct contact with the blood or open sores of an infected person
Exposure to blood from needlesticks or other sharp instruments of an infected person
Hepatitis B virus is not spread through food or water, sharing eating utensils, breastfeeding, hugging, kissing, hand holding, coughing, or sneezing.
Can a person spread the hepatitis B virus and not know it?
Yes. Many people with a hepatitis B virus infection do not know they are infected since they do not feel or look sick. However, they can still spread the virus to others.
Can the hepatitis B virus be spread through sex?
Yes. The hepatitis B virus can be in the blood, semen, and other body fluids of an infected person. A person who has sex with an infected partner can become infected with the virus.
Can hepatitis B be spread through food?
Unlike hepatitis A, hepatitis B is not spread routinely through food or water.
Who is at risk for hepatitis B?
Although anyone can get hepatitis B, some people are at greater risk:
Infants born to infected mothers
People who inject drugs or share needles, syringes, or other drug equipment
Sex partners of people with hepatitis B
Men who have sexual contact with men
People who live with a person who has hepatitis B
Health care and public safety workers exposed to blood on the job
Hemodialysis patients”
https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/bfaq.htm#bFAQc01
How is hepatitis B spread?
The hepatitis B virus is spread when blood, semen, or other body fluid infected with the hepatitis B virus enters the body of a person who is not infected. People can become infected with the virus from:
Birth (spread from an infected mother to her baby during birth)
Sex with an infected partner
Sharing needles, syringes, or drug preparation equipment
Sharing items such as toothbrushes, razors or medical equipment such as a glucose monitor with an infected person
Direct contact with the blood or open sores of an infected person
Exposure to blood from needlesticks or other sharp instruments of an infected person
Hepatitis B virus is not spread through food or water, sharing eating utensils, breastfeeding, hugging, kissing, hand holding, coughing, or sneezing.
Can a person spread the hepatitis B virus and not know it?
Yes. Many people with a hepatitis B virus infection do not know they are infected since they do not feel or look sick. However, they can still spread the virus to others.
Can the hepatitis B virus be spread through sex?
Yes. The hepatitis B virus can be in the blood, semen, and other body fluids of an infected person. A person who has sex with an infected partner can become infected with the virus.
Can hepatitis B be spread through food?
Unlike hepatitis A, hepatitis B is not spread routinely through food or water.
Who is at risk for hepatitis B?
Although anyone can get hepatitis B, some people are at greater risk:
Infants born to infected mothers
People who inject drugs or share needles, syringes, or other drug equipment
Sex partners of people with hepatitis B
Men who have sexual contact with men
People who live with a person who has hepatitis B
Health care and public safety workers exposed to blood on the job
Hemodialysis patients”
https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/bfaq.htm#bFAQc01
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