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"&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Most of the five hepatitis viruses can be spread through sex. There are, however, significant differences in how they&amp;amp;#39;re spread and the risk of exposure during sexual contact. Here&amp;amp;#39;s a short description of your risk of exposure to hepatitis from sex for each virus.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/hepatitis-a-virus-and-infection-1760167&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Hepatitis A&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;It&amp;amp;#39;s estimated that about 20 percent of new hepatitis A infections are spread through some form of sexual contact. The hepatitis A virus spreads from ingesting feces that are infected with the hepatitis A virus (&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-the-fecal-oral-route-1760046&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;fecal-oral spread&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;). Having oral-anal sex with someone infected with hepatitis A can expose you to the virus. Although anyone can get hepatitis A (who isn&amp;amp;#39;t already immune due to vaccination or prior infection) men who have sex with other men and people who have oral-anal sexual contact are at an increased risk for getting hepatitis A.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-the-fecal-oral-route-1760046&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;What Is the Fecal-Oral Route?&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/how-does-hepatitis-a-spread-1759955&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;How Does Hepatitis A Spread?&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/viral-hepatitis-and-the-five-viruses-that-cause-it-1760165&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Who&amp;amp;#39;s At Risk for Hepatitis A?&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/why-you-need-the-hepatitis-a-vaccine-1760035&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Why You Need the Hepatitis A Vaccine&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-1759960&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Hepatitis B&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Sexual intercourse is a very common way that hepatitis B spreads. Nearly two out of every three acute cases in the United States are caused by sexual exposure. It&amp;amp;#39;s possible for the hepatitis B virus to be in several body fluids, including semen, vaginal fluids, and of course, blood.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/is-hepatitis-b-spread-through-sex-1760036&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Is Hepatitis B Spread through Sex?&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/hepatitis-b-vaccine-and-why-you-need-it-1760037&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;9&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Hepatitis B Vaccine&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/hepatitis-b-vaccine-and-why-you-need-it-1760037&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Do You Need the Hepatitis B Vaccine?&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/information-about-hepatitis-c-1759964&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Hepatitis C&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;You can be exposed to the hepatitis C virus during sexual contact with an infected person, but this isn&amp;amp;#39;t common. Your risk of getting the virus increases if you have sex with more than one person, have an STD (sexually transmitted disease), have rough sex, or have HIV.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/can-i-get-hepatitis-c-by-having-sex-1760049&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;12&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Can I Get Hepatitis C by Having Sex?&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/six-common-questions-about-spreading-hepatitis-c-1760060&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;13&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Six Common Questions about Spreading Hepatitis C&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/common-ways-hepatitis-c-is-spread-1958886&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;14&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Are You at Risk for Hepatitis C?&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/hepatitis-d-virus-and-infection-1760163&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;15&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Hepatitis D&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;You can be exposed to the hepatitis D virus (HDV) through sexual contact. HDV, which spreads by contact with infected blood, spreads much like hepatitis B. However, HDV isn&amp;amp;#39;t able to cause infection by itself. It can only cause disease in people already infected with hepatitis B. Therefore, if you have hepatitis D, you&amp;amp;#39;ll also have hepatitis B (you can, though, have hepatitis B without hepatitis D).&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-hepatitis-e-1760071&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;16&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Hepatitis E&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The Hepatitis E virus (HEV) spreads, in many ways, like the hepatitis A virus. Both can spread from an infected person to someone not infected using the fecal-oral route and both can contaminate water or food supplies, causing community outbreaks. However, unlike hepatitis A (according to the World Health Organization), hepatitis E doesn&amp;amp;#39;t easily spread from person-to-person (for example by shaking hands) and &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;there is no evidence that HEV spreads from sexual contact&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;. Hepatitis E isn&amp;amp;#39;t very common in the United States.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Preventing Sexual Spread&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;You can take several effective steps to lower your risk of infection from sexual spread, and in some cases, prevent it completely. Avoiding oral-anal contact and any direct contact with infected blood, vaginal fluids, semen and saliva is a very safe approach to prevent any exposure. However, there are less restrictive ways that will significantly lower your risk of exposure during sex.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Vaccination is an effective way to prevent infection with\u00A0hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis D (hepatitis D doesn&amp;amp;#39;t have a specific vaccine, but can be prevented with the hepatitis B vaccine). Another effective strategy to lower your risk of infection is to use condoms when having sex, especially with someone who has viral hepatitis.\u00A0&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/preventing-viral-hepatitis-1760048&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;17&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Preventing Viral Hepatitis&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/information-about-hepatitis-c-1759964&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;18&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Preventing Hepatitis C&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Sources:&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Viral Hepatitis. &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;19&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;World Health Organization. Hepatitis Delta: An Introduction. http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/whocdscsrncs20011/en/index1.html&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;World Health Organization. Hepatitis E Transmission.\u00A0http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/whocdscsredc200112/en/index3.html#transmission&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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