Please answer I am living with a young man for 2 months. A week ago he developed symptoms of jaundice. The survey revealed that he had hepatitis C. The last sexual contact with him had the day before he was admitted to hospital (started to turn yellow). What are my chances of being infected, and how quickly and accurately, I should be diagnosed. Thank you.

Respond Stanislav Y. Karpov, hepatology, gastroenterology, hepatology and gastroenterology clinic Medal likely to be infected are very small, but they are still there. Turn in the blood 1-2 months for the virus - HCV-RNA PCR. Similar question: ... pregnancy be screened for hepatitis. The result is negative ...