Can I get hepatitis C from this?
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bobbie
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Can I get hepatitis C from this?
I was taking out the trash and my wrist, which has a crack on it due to dry skin (it isn't bleeding though), may have brushed up against a used feminine hygiene product. Is this a viable method of hepatitis C transmission?
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Re: Can I get hepatitis C from this?
Hi there Bobbie,
Hepatitis C can spread from blood-to-blood contact; casually touching a tampon with cracked but not bleeding skin shouldn’t pose a risk. You can read more about Hep C here: The STI Files: Hepatitis.
Hepatitis C can spread from blood-to-blood contact; casually touching a tampon with cracked but not bleeding skin shouldn’t pose a risk. You can read more about Hep C here: The STI Files: Hepatitis.