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Can you get hepatitis c or b from touching a toilet seat or surrounding area and later touching the inside of your month or nose ?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

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Rather: Hepatitis A, but not Hepatitis B or C in this scenario. CDC. Gov has reliable information on how hepatitis is transmitted.

Answered 9/17/2020

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A member asked:

Can you get hepatitis c or b from touching a toilet seat or surrounding area and later touching the inside of your month or nose ?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

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