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At work today i pricked my hand and which drew blood(tiny amount) on an unknown object. do i need a hepatitis test?
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Impossible: Hepatitis is not just lying around on inanimate objects. Was the object you same in contact in contact with medical equipment? Blood in a hospital, clinic, or lab?
Answered 7/7/2014
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