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Can hepatitis b and c survive in toilet water if prior user had germ and bleed during movement?
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Highly unlikely: Although Hepatitis B and C are contagious, it must be transmitted by blood or other bodily fluids (not urine). In addition, the susceptible person must also have an opening in the skin, that allows the virus to enter that person's blood. So it would be very unlikely in the scenario you describe to become infected in that manner.
Answered 6/20/2015
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