Re: HELP WITH SOME QUESTIONS

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> Hi Toju,also think the ans is HBV but ESD by Samaranayake says on pg195the

risk of infection after a needlestick injury with HCV contaminated blood is

3-10%,as to0.4% for HIV and0.007% for HBV.Sylvia

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Hi, just giving the site where it is written about the frequency of getting ill

with hep.C after needlestick injuries

http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/virol/hepatitis-disease2.htm

So, it is written

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HCV infection usually results from:

1........

2.......

3 Occupational exposure to blood and other fluids. This is rather inefficient

with a 1.8% incidence of infection after a needle stick from an HCV-positive

person.

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and here is the link for a graph

http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/virol/hepc-cd7.gif