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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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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.
Answered 4/10/2016
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