World Hepatitis Day 2024 is on Sunday, July 28, 2024: What the odds of drinking after someone who has hepatitis?

Sunday, July 28, 2024 is World Hepatitis Day 2024.

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Hepatitis is pretty uncommon in America or any non 3rd world country today. Even if you did drink a cup that a hepatitis positive person drank from, the chances of getting it are less than more.

If you are really worried though, yes you can get tested.

Hepatitis A is not a serious disease at all. It is like a cold or stomach virus in terms of severity. You get it once, you never have to worry about getting it again much the way chickenpox is like. I've had hepatitis A before and it is nothing more than a moderate stomach ache and fever for a couple of days.

Hepatitis B is a very serious disease. It can kill you and there is no known ultimate cure to the disease much like AIDS. It is mostly transmitted in unprotected sex. Drinking from a cup is far less likely to cause it although it technically can. If you know the person who had hepatitis B drank from the cup before you, then get tested to make sure.

Hepatitis C is extremely rare but also extremely serious if you get it, you are certain to die. It is a level 4 biosecurity agent classified along with things like Ebola, VEEpox, Hanta, Antibiotic resistant Plague, etc... If there was even 1 case of hepatitis C today, it would be on the news.

what is the theme for this year world hepatitis day?

The only info I can find online is outdated info for 2006;

How many cases of viral hepatitis are reported each year worldwide?

Every year world wide 10 million are registered cases.

In U.S, about 3000/day are reported.