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Is it possible to take hep c home on shoes? i work in surgery and change my shoes in locker room, but there are sometimes spots of blood on the floor that people track in the locker room that i have to walk by to get out?
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No, hep C is not transmitted through inanimate substances, for detailed reliable information check cdc.gov.
Answered 1/9/2022
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