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Blood Borne Viruses-Hepatitis. Hepatitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver. There are several types of viral hepatitis, known as A, B, C, D and E. Hepatitis D is linked to hepatitis B and is not considered as a separate type of its own any longer.Hepatitis A and E are spread by faecal contamination and are rarely considered blood borne pathogens.he other hepatitis viruses are blood borne, and both hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) present the greatest risk for drug users. An effective vaccine exists to prevent hepatitis B infections. In most cases, hepatitis C causes no noticeable symptoms until the liver has been significantly damaged.
The most common way of transmitting hepatitis C is when blood containing the virus enters another person's circulation through a break in the skin or the mucosa (inner lining) of the mouth or genitals. HCV also can be passed (although uncommonly) from an infected mother to the infant she is carrying.epatitis C (HC), a type of hepatitis transmitted most commonly by blood transfusion or percutaneous inoculation, as when IV drug users share needles or when drug users share straws for nasal inhalation of cocaine.