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Is it possible to get hepatitis c from drinking someone's blood?

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Hmmm...: Theoretically, if you get someone else's blood in your mouth and you have sores in your mouth or bleeding gums, you could get hepatitis c. There are lots of reasons to never drink someone else's blood and hcv is one of them.

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Answered 3/18/2015

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