Safer injection guide: Difference between revisions

>David Hedlund
Merged stuff that I added here earlier to List of psychoactive substances to avoid#Dosage forms
>David Hedlund
Hepatitis C cannot be prevented once the virus has already been introduced into the body, and currently, there is no vaccine.
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Survival time for dried viruses:
Survival time for dried viruses:
* [[Sharing_injection_materials#Hepatitis_B|Hepatitis B]] virus (HBV): 7 days<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/bfaq.htm</ref>
* [[Sharing_injection_materials#Hepatitis_B|Hepatitis B]] virus (HBV): 7 days<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/bfaq.htm</ref>
* [[Sharing_injection_materials#Hepatitis_C|Hepatitis C]] virus (HCV): <span style="color:red">'''6 weeks'''</span>.<ref name="pmid24273176">{{cite journal |last1=Paintsil |first1=E |last2=Binka |first2=M |last3=Patel |first3=A |last4=Lindenbach |first4=BD |last5=Heimer |first5=R |title=Hepatitis C virus maintains infectivity for weeks after drying on inanimate surfaces at room temperature: implications for risks of transmission. |journal=The Journal of infectious diseases |date=15 April 2014 |volume=209 |issue=8 |pages=1205-11 |doi=10.1093/infdis/jit648 |pmid=24273176 |pmc=3969546}}</ref><!-- Added to: Safer_injection_guide, Sharing_injection_materials -->
* [[Sharing_injection_materials#Hepatitis_C|Hepatitis C]] virus (HCV): <span style="color:red">'''6 weeks'''</span>.<ref name="pmid24273176">{{cite journal |last1=Paintsil |first1=E |last2=Binka |first2=M |last3=Patel |first3=A |last4=Lindenbach |first4=BD |last5=Heimer |first5=R |title=Hepatitis C virus maintains infectivity for weeks after drying on inanimate surfaces at room temperature: implications for risks of transmission. |journal=The Journal of infectious diseases |date=15 April 2014 |volume=209 |issue=8 |pages=1205-11 |doi=10.1093/infdis/jit648 |pmid=24273176 |pmc=3969546}}</ref><!-- Added to: Safer_injection_guide, Sharing_injection_materials --> Hepatitis C cannot be prevented once the virus has already been introduced into the body, and currently, there is no vaccine.
* [[Sharing_injection_materials#HIV|HIV]]: 7 days<ref name="pmid24273176" />
* [[Sharing_injection_materials#HIV|HIV]]: 7 days<ref name="pmid24273176" />