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Niece went to toilet and didn't wash hands can this cause hiv or hepatitis and if she has either could she transmit it by touching someone's cuts?

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Dr. Joel Gallant answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

No: You've asked two questions in a row about improbable ways to get HIV and hepatitis. You can't get HIV in these ways. Hepatitis a could be transmitted from one person to another by not washing hands after using the bathroom, but that's only an issue if your niece has acute hepatitis a.

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Answered 6/10/2014

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