The Hepatitis group of diseases can be quite dangerous to your health and wellbeing. Hepatitis A, B and C are the three divisions under the ambit of the overall family of diseases. If you have been recently diagnosed with Hepatitis, especially Hepatitis C, there is a real scare that you maybe passing on the virus to those around you. But, Hepatitis C is not easy to catch. Here are some precautions you can take to ensure that you don’t pass on the disease to anyone else:
– Hepatitis C is spread through contact with exposure to the blood of an infected person. Avoid contact or exposure to the blood of an infected person.
– Hepatitis C does not spread through coughing, sneezing, hugging, kissing, breastfeeding, sharing utensils and glasses, casual contact and even sharing food and water. However, in all these activities, make sure that there is no direct contact with the blood of the infected person.
– Avoid sharing razors, toothbrushes, nailcutters, tweezers and anything else that may have blood of the infected person in it.
– Always make sure that the infected person’s wounds, if any, are covered.
– Any bio waste such as sanitary napkins, tampons, tissues, used bandages and cotton and cloth or anything else that may have one’s blood on it should be disposed off carefully.
– Those infected by Hepatitis C should avoid donating blood, organs, tissues and even semen.
– Sexual contact should be protected, so always use condoms and practice safe sex.
– Caregivers who assist people who have or are infected with Hepatitis C should be especially careful and sanitise themselves after attending to the patient. Never work without gloves, and make sure that you use antiseptic sanitisers to clean up after you work with the patient.

References:
http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/hepc-guide/hepatitis-c-protecting-others
http://www.hepatitiscentral.com/hcv/diet/

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