Can hepatitis B virus carriers be contagious?

Everyone knows that hepatitis B is contagious, and everyone tries to avoid it. I believe there may be hepatitis B virus carriers around you. In order to avoid being infected, no one will contact them to avoid infection. This is a kind of fear psychology. So, can hepatitis B virus carriers be contagious? Let's find out together.

1. Fetal transmission

The mother can transmit the virus to her child when giving birth, but fetal transmission by hepatitis B virus carriers can be effectively avoided.

Timely injection of hepatitis B immunoglobulin during pregnancy of the mother who is a hepatitis B virus carrier, and injection of immunoglobulin and hepatitis B vaccine after the baby is born can effectively prevent the disease.

2. Nosocomial transmission

For example, some hospitals and beauty salons do not disinfect instruments used by hepatitis B virus carriers, or do not disinfect them thoroughly, resulting in the instruments being infected with the hepatitis B virus. When the next normal person uses them, they can easily be infected with the hepatitis B virus. This is already medically acquired transmission.

For example, some hospitals and beauty salons do not disinfect instruments used by hepatitis B virus carriers.

When choosing a hospital or beauty salon in daily life, be sure to choose a large and formal one.

3. Transmission through close contact in daily life

People who live closely with hepatitis B virus carriers have a higher chance of being infected with the virus. For example, if they share razors, washbasins, bowls and chopsticks, etc., the hepatitis B virus carriers have infected these items, and normal people can easily become infected when using them.

But there is no need to panic too much. Normal people will not be infected if they have enough antibodies against the virus.

4. Spread by insect bites

This mode of transmission is mainly seen in tropical and subtropical areas where there are many insects. After the insects bite the hepatitis B virus carriers and then bite the normal people, it is easy for the normal people to be infected with the hepatitis B virus.

5. Blood transmission

Blood transmission is the main mode of infection, such as transfusion of whole blood, plasma, serum or other blood products, and transmission through hematogenous injection.

6. Transmission through sexual contact

It is easy to be infected with hepatitis B virus when having sex with a hepatitis B virus carrier. The transmission rate is the largest. Therefore, for the health of others and yourself, you must use condoms.