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I handled a 1st aid kit after someone else used it for a cut, then washed my hands and saw i had a small cut, could i have washed hep c into my cut?
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Unlikely: It is unlikely that hept c would have gained entrance to your body . First your exposure time was to quick and your exposure , even if hept c were present, was minimal.
Answered 5/21/2013
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