JanHagberg
Jaundice is usually associated with hepatitis. There are 3 named forms, A, B and C. Then there is the unnamed, which is called NonA-NonB. Type C was found after the A and B, and was known as NonA-NonB, but is not the only type known as that. There is treatment for type A (the most common), shots to prevent B (the most deadly), and not much can be done for C. I do not have hepatitis, but have Hepatitis C antibodies from a needle stick I got when I first started nursing in 1992. I learned to be more careful! You need to ask the doctor if you have Hepatitis, and if they have determined the form. Hepatitis A can be contracted by injestion. Hep B is contracted by blood to blood or mucous membrane contact (dirty needles, infected blood entering through the eyes, mouth, open wound, sexual contact). Hep C is definately contracted by blood to blood (like mine), but they are unsure as to whether it can be contracted through mucous membranes. My husband doesn't have the antibodies, and it's been 9 years. Of course, I've never had active disease. It can take up to 15 years to get active Hep C. I'm just praying I won't. Your doctor should have done hepatitis tests when you became jaundiced. If he/she hasn't, find a new doctor. That one is incompetent, in my opinion.