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As far as i know i have no hep c or hiv i am only curious as i work with a client that has hep c and he got urine and feaces on my arm. am i safe?

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You're fine: These things happen. Hopefully you're immune to hepatitis b already. Hepatitis c isn't going to be transmitted that way.

Answered 1/28/2015

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