Personal hygiene products play a special role in ensuring our health. Everyone has a personal toothbrush, but some use the brushes of others.

In this article, I will tell you whether a person can get hepatitis C because of a toothbrush.

According to the results of a clinical study published in the PubMed portal, scientists conducted a study among 30 people with Hepatitis C.  As a result of the study, it was proved that the RNA of the virus is stored in the toothbrush and there is a possibility of infecting others. Scientists came to the conclusion that a person can become infected with Hepatitis C through a toothbrush.

Источник: Hepatitis C - contamination of toothbrushes: myth or reality? G Lock et al. J Viral Hepat. 2006 Sep.

Therefore, follow these guidelines:

1. Never use someone else's toothbrush! Despite the fact that he is your loved one;

2. The toothbrush of a patient with Hepatitis C should be...