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I cut myself with a kitchen knife, while preparing lunch. if a small amount of blood from the knife got onto the peperoni/cheese, could it infect somebody who ate it with something like hepatitis? hope i'm panicking for nothing, but thanks in advance?
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No. Transmission of hepatitis A result from ingestion of food contaminated with fecal excretion, whereas hepatitis B & C from contact with infectious body fluids, not by ingestion.
Answered 1/11/2023
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