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Dropped phone in toilet retrieved with no protection. any chance of hep a, b, or c or other diseases here? dr visit required?
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No need.: No, but hopefully you throroughly washed your hands with soap and water for over 20 seconds afterwards and cleaned off the phone with rubbing alcohol on a paper towel at least. The biggest risk would be hepatitis A which is fecal oral route of transmission. Handwashing is preventative. The hep B and C are passed through blood and sex.
Answered 5/20/2016
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