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At tailors getting pants hemmed and briefly, lightly stuck with pin..no blood drawn. risk of hep c?lady said no one was stuck before me with pin
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Unlikely: This type of potential exposure has a very, very low risk of transmission of hep c. If you are truly worried you can be check at most local clinics.
Answered 5/23/2015
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