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My daughter was chewing on my mothers toothbrush. i don't think my mother does, but can my daughter get hiv or hep c that way?
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Very unlikely: Even if her grandmother has HIV or hepatitis c, it is very unlikely to get such infections simply by chewing the toothbrush used by her.
Answered 6/10/2014
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No and maybe: Hiv is not active out of the body. The hepatitis c virus is active for up to one day outside of the body.
Answered 5/19/2013
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