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I went to get my nails done , the manicurist did cut me accidentally with the clipper and caused a medium deep cut and it bleed my eyes didnt see any blood on the clipper but not sure if she did any sanitiser routine before me . any risk of hcv ?

Q: i went to get my nails done , the manicurist did cut me accidentally with the clipper and caused a medium deep cut and it bleed my eyes didnt see any blood on the clipper but not sure if she did any sanitiser routine before me . any risk of hcv ?

: Very rare but it is not impossible; the routine sanitizer does not eradicate Hep C virus if the clipper is contaminated with this virus.

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Very rare but it is not impossible; the routine sanitizer does not eradicate Hep C virus if the clipper is contaminated with this virus.

Answered 7/18/2022

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A member asked:

I went to get my nails done , the manicurist did cut me accidentally with the clipper and caused a medium deep cut and it bleed my eyes didnt see any blood on the clipper but not sure if she did any sanitiser routine before me . any risk of hcv ?

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