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A member asked:

Any chance of hepatitis c transmission from small little spit that landed on my eye while someone talking ?

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No: Hepatitis will not be transmitted in this fashion.

Answered 5/17/2015

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Anything's possible: ...but your chances are pretty low given the scenario you described.

Dr Fowler and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/17/2015

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