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Touched used toilet paper don't know if i had gloves on or washed hands afterwards hepatitis or hiv risk touched and slept in bed since have open cuts

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Dr. Pavel Conovalciuc
Dr. Pavel Conovalciucanswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Hiv and hepatitis: The risk of acquiring hepatitis or HIV by touching toilet paper is 0. Those viruses are unstable in the environment and are not transmitted this way.
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