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Can you get hepatitis b and c from public bathrooms?
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No: If you are having unprotected sex or using injection drugs with shared equipment in public bathrooms (or anywhere else) you will be at risk for getting hepatitis b or c. Just using public facilities will not transmit either virus.
Answered 1/4/2015
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