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Shook hands with someone while he was eating that had his saliva. is it possible to get hep c through saliva if my hands were chapped and he was hepc+?
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Unlikely: HepC is very difficult to transmit without blood to blood contact like sharing needles or tattooing. The incidence of sexual transmission in monogamous couples is about 0.07% per year. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!
Answered 11/27/2014
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No: 100% noo,relax 90% of HEP C is transmitted through blood,saliva will never transmit HEP C.
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