Can Hepatitis be transmitted with a used weight lifting belt?

I was given a belt that hasn't been used in some time though it was used for a period by someone infected with hepatitis. I read an article where Romanian athletes were infected with hepatitis A because the exercise equipment was not properly cleaned from sweat.

It would be rare, but in the "right" circumstances, certain froms of hep could be tranmitted from the belt to ppl. However, must strains of the virus would be "dead" after so long. Just to be sure, disinfect it throughly. Wipe it down with rubbing alcohol, every part of it, to be sure I would wear gloves for the intiall cleaning. I assume its leather, if thats the case and it can't be cleaned ( I know alcohol can mess up real leather), get rid of it. This would be really rare but better safe than sorry. I'm a Nurse and I know if it were in the hospital we would get rid of it ifs it leather. Only plastics and metals are cleaned.

I think you could get it from anything you touch.

ask a doctor or maybe poison or disease control. there should be a toll free number in your phone book.

no,,,

YES U CAN........IF THE BELT WAS IN CONTACT WITH SWEAT OR SALIVA OF THE AFFECTED PERSON....90% ARE THE CHANCES U WILL BE AFFECTED.

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