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*Infants born to mothers with hepatitis B or C | *[[Infants]] born to mothers with [[hepatitis B]] or C | ||
*Children in daycare centers | *Children in daycare centers | ||
*Men who have sex with men | *Men who have sex with men | ||
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*Job that involves contact with bodily fluids, such as: | *Job that involves contact with bodily fluids, such as: | ||
**Childcare workers who change diapers or toilet train children | **Childcare workers who change diapers or toilet train children | ||
**First aid or emergency worker | **[[First aid]] or emergency worker | ||
**Funeral director | **Funeral director | ||
**Healthcare workers | **Healthcare workers | ||
**Dentist | **[[Dentist]] | ||
*Receiving transfusion of blood and blood products which are not screened for the virus. | *Receiving [[transfusion]] of blood and blood products which are not screened for the [[virus]]. | ||
*Traveling to a country where hepatitis A or E is common or where there is poor sanitation. | *Traveling to a country where hepatitis A or E is common or where there is poor sanitation. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Risk Factors
Hepatitis can occur in any age group patients. The risk varies from one type of hepatitis to another.
High risk population include:
- Infants born to mothers with hepatitis B or C
- Children in daycare centers
- Men who have sex with men
- People who have anal sex
- People who have multiple sex partners
- Injecting drugs, and using shared needles
- Job that involves contact with bodily fluids, such as:
- Receiving transfusion of blood and blood products which are not screened for the virus.
- Traveling to a country where hepatitis A or E is common or where there is poor sanitation.