this is a good question. "hepatitis" refers to inflammation of the liver. the "a " "b " and "c" designations refer to different causes of the inflammation. hepatitis a is a virus transmitted through the stool of infected people. hepatitis a is the type of hepatitis you get when someone doesn't wash their hands after going to the bathroom and then prepares food which you subsequently eat. in a healthy adult hepatitis a infection usually doesn't require any treatment. it clears up on its own over the course of weeks to months and doesn't cause any long-term problems. hepatitis b also is caused by a virus but it's a distinctly different virus than the one that causes hep-a. hepatitis b is transmitted through unprotected sex unsterilized tattoo needles shared drug needles and so on. many people who get hep-b don't even know they have it. it often clears up and goes away without treatment. if a person has been immunized against hep-b and has a sufficient level of antibodies in their system they can't get the virus even through unprotected sex. a doctor can do a simple blood test for hep-b antibodies to determine if a person has (or had) hepatitis b or if they've had the vaccination for it. hepatitis c is spread only through direct contact with infected blood. it's unlikely to get hepatitis c through unprotected sex. hep-c is most commonly spread by the shared use of infected needles when injecting illegal drugs. hep-c also can be spread through the re-use of contaminated tattoo needles and piercing equipment. so to answer your question if your brother-in-law has hepatitis c it's unlikely he could transmit that through unprotected sex. on the other hand hepatitis b is commonly spread through sexual relations. please remind your friend and your brother-in-law to always practice safe sex. hepatitis is just one of many potential sexually transmitted diseases a person can contract from having unprotected sex. diseases like genital herpes and human papillomavirus are incurable. it's not worth the risk. best to you!
i know how you can get hepititis c but how can you get b or a. my husbands brother has hhepititis but doesnt remeber if its a b or c and just slept with my best friend if he has a or b can she get it