JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee
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  5. 3. Person Currently or Formerly Sharing a Home with an Affected Individual

3. Person Currently or Formerly Sharing a Home with an Affected Individual

Obligatory

Must not donate if:
Less than 6 months from recovery of the last affected person in the home, or from the last contact if no longer sharing.

Discretionary

If shown to be immune, accept.

Additional Information

Because hepatitis A is spread by the faecal-oral route household contacts may easily become infected. Infection may be symptom free but can be serious and occasionally fatal. The 6-month exclusion allows any infection to run its natural course and for any risk of passing the infection on through donation to have passed.