Can hepatitis B be spread through food?
Unlike Hepatitis A, it is not spread routinely through food or water. However, there have been instances in which Hepatitis B has been spread to babies when they have received food pre-chewed by an infected person. The CDC says an estimated 3.2 million Americans are suffering from chronic Hepatitis C infection. Here’s what the CDC says about Hepatitis C transmission: How is hepatitis C spread? Hepatitis C is spread when blood from a person infected with the hepatitis C virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. Today, most people become infected with the hepatitis C virus by sharing needles or other equipment to inject drugs. Before 1992, when widespread screening of the blood supply began in the United States, hepatitis C was also commonly spread through blood transfusions and organ transplants. People can become infected with the hepatitis C virus during such activities as Sharing needles, syringes, or other equipment to inject drugs Needlestick injuries in healthcare sett
