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I was throwing my tampon in the feminine-hygiene box and accidentally touched another tampon or menstrual pad. did i contract hepatitis c?
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No worries: Hepatitis C is not caught through occasionally accidentally slightly touching somebody else's tampon. Also, not very many people in the US have viruses to spread onto their tampons. That means most tampons are not going to spread anything at all, no matter what kind of touching is done. Remember, you can't get something from nothing.
Answered 2/27/2020
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Unlikely: It is not spread by such casual contact.
Answered 2/27/2020
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