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If someone made a sandwich with cuts on their hands with no gloves would it put you at risk for hep c if eaten cause i ate one saw no blood though?
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Low risk: Hepatitis C virus is not spread by sharing eating utensils, breastfeeding, hugging, kissing, holding hands, coughing, or sneezing. It is also not spread through food or drinking water.
Answered 3/12/2019
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