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Is it safe to sleep with someone with hepatitis c?
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Generally yes: Sleeping in same bed, usually not issue unless person prone to bleeding. Sexual intercourse is another story. Hep c is less easily transmitted sexually than hep b but the risk is not zero. Standard precautions should apply.
Answered 7/5/2012
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Probably not: Hep c can be transmitted through drug use, sharing needle, blood transfusion and through sex , infection can occur that way.
Answered 3/22/2018
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