At what temperature will the Hepatitis C virus be inactivated?

I would like to disinfect utensils and dishes that are used by persons who have hepatitis C, perhaps using a dishwasher. Bleach has been said to be an effective way of killing the virus, but this is impractical for dishes and eating utensils. Is it possible at temperatures reachable by a dishwasher to inactivate the hepatitis C virus?

But if a person were to bleed just a bit onto utensils or dishes, that would be a big risk. Hence, back to my original question.

Relax. The first answer was correct. You can not get hepatitis C that way. It is not transmitted by saliva or by casual contact. You can not get hepatitis C by sharing eating utensils, dishes, or drinking glasses, and you can not get it from any other casual contact. Hepatitis C is transmitted by infected blood. You would need to get infected blood INTO your bloodstream through a bleeding wound or a needle stick. (It is most commonly transmitted by sharing needles for drug use.)

The only precautions you need to take when living with someone who has hepatitis C are: Do not share razors or toothbrushes with people who have Hep C, as these items could have blood on them, and the virus could stay alive on them for up to 4 days. Also, when helping someone who has hepatitis C deal with a bleeding injury, always wear gloves.

As I said above, you can not get hepatitis C from sharing eating utensils, dishes, or drinking glasses, or by kissing, or by casual contact. It is not transmitted by saliva. It is only transmitted by blood.

honey, the other two answers are correct....you've most likely been exposed to hcv on a daily bases just by handling money! (people use money to snort cocaine and noses bleed because of that, blood is on dollar bills- even blood you can't see....

i wouldn't worry too much about dishes....at least you can wash them....regardless, hcv is a blood borne disease...i could swallow hcv infectious blood and as long as i have no open wound or a direct open to my bloodstream, hcv is not gonna happen.

blood to blood- not blood to mouth.

your being a bit paranoid considering everyone has at least one risk factor....with that being said, how do you know you dont have hcv already? have you been tested???

think dental, think barber shop....sharing razors or toothbrushes....piercings, tattoos, handling money and scratching a bite and making yourself bleed....those are higher risk factors than the one you think is....which it is not..if thats the case, my kids, friends and husband would all have hcv infection....omg...i dont even require a condom! (hcv is not spread through bodily fluids....except blood and that blood would have to enter the bloodstream) also, stomach acid would kill any chance of it occuring even if it were spread the way you think it does.

To get hepatitis C, you must share blood or body fluids containing blood with a person. You can not get it via utensils and dishes