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Cut from sharp edges of gate

Today I got cut from sharp edges of my gate not so deep but minor blood did came. I m from asia where there is high ratio of hcv. I m a poor man should i go for Hcv test
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683231 tn?1467323017
How is Hepatitis C spread?

Hepatitis C is usually spread when blood from a person infected with the Hepatitis C virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. Today, most people become infected with the Hepatitis C virus by sharing needles or other equipment to inject drugs. Before 1992, when widespread screening of the blood supply began in the United States, Hepatitis C was also commonly spread through blood transfusions and organ transplants.
People can become infected with the Hepatitis C virus during such activities as

Sharing needles, syringes, or other equipment to inject drugs
Needlestick injuries in health care settings
Being born to a mother who has Hepatitis C


Less commonly, a person can also get Hepatitis C virus infection through

Sharing personal care items that may have come in contact with another person’s blood, such as razors or toothbrushes
Having sexual contact with a person infected with the Hepatitis C virus
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Sir does hcv not transfer in the way i described ?
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1747881 tn?1546175878
"someone may have get cut also from there "

And again they may not, the chances you contracted HCV from a cut by your gate are very very very slim to none

If your worried get tested, however if it was me I wouldn't worry about it at all and move on with my life

Have a great day
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I mean someone may have get cut also from there
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96938 tn?1189799858
Does your gate have HCV?
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