A member asked:

What are my chances of contacting hepatitis if i touched sink faucets/door knob in a bathroom where someone had just been bleeding? no open cuts.

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Very Very: unlikely without contact with fresh blood ..The hepatitis virus does NOT live after the blood is dry! Hope this ishelpful Dr Z

Answered 2/20/2017

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