? about Hepatitis C?

ok question here, i have just learned a lady working at a local produce place has hepatitis C and I never found out til after i bought something from the place. is there a chance that my family could catch hepatitis from her??? the food was cabage and i washed it with water

Not unless she is bleeding on your cabbage. hepatitis C is blood born, and cannot be passed on unwashed hands like hepatitis A.

no , it is not likely that the help c can transmit. hep c is normally transmitted from blood to blood. sharing razers for example is high risky. if someone has bleeding gums, best not to kiss or share drinks. if a hep c person has surgrey / dental prcedures the staff should be informed so they can avoid having contact. it is mainly spread through sharing hypo needdles when using illegal drugs,it can be used when dental toools / toools at mani / pedi stations are not cleaned and then the patiet is cut. the blook swaps and this can cause this. foood should be fine.

blood to blood only! food does not contain hcv. so unless she's bleeding and your bleeding,there is not a chance.
hcv occurs when hcv infected blood enters your bloodstream.
it can't happen any other way.

now, the real worry here is have you been tested? there are over 5 million people in the united states that are infected and only half know they are. hcv has many bi-directional or extrahepatic symtpoms (diseases) and many go misdiangosed-anywhere from something as aweful as depression to the worst-kidney failure, liver cancer ect....
testing for antibodies will give a person a peice of mind-do not rely on alt and ast levels.

good luck

You're thinking about hepatitis A, which is transferred via the fecal/oral route (restaurant workers who prepare food but havent washed their hands after a B.M. can spread hepatitis A to hundreds of people). Hepatitis C is blood to blood transmission only. There is no possibility of catching it from her.
Your question is a good one; many people aren't aware of the differences in the types of viral hepatitis. This just illustrates how much of a need their is to educate the public. There are four times more people with hepatitis C than HIV, yet most people know little about it, or have incorrect information about it. Rest easy, you're OK.