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HEP C TRANSMISSION THROUGH SALIVA?

hey,i have cuts on my lip that was bleeding ....some fifteen minutes after that some shady man at a shop spit some saliva and accidently and extremely small amount of that saliva fell directly on my lip...
if the guy had hepatitis C ...what are the chances of hep c transmission?
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Your not gonna get an STD unless you had sex with that shady character, I'm thinking.   Take care.   Mary
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You mean
No risk for hepatitis a b c, syphylis,herpes,hpv,Hiv??
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No RAHUL964
You are OK
No worries!
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You rock!
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sorry...english not my first language...
if hep c wouldnt enter your mind...then am i at risk of some other std..
hepatitis a b c, syphylis,herpes,hpv,Hiv???
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No...you shouldnt get tested in that scenario...
Am i at risk of any other std from this?
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"would you yourself get tested if it were you in the same situation?"

No but then again Hepatitis C would never enter my mind in this situation.
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Lets put it this way
Do you know when you eat in a restaurant people are coughing and sneezing on your food?  If I happened to go out to dinner with a cut on my lip should I then go and get tested for Hep C?
What is your answer?
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i m not aware of the odds..is one in a million less..
can i put it this way..
would you yourself get tested if it were you in the same situation?
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More like one in a million if not more. Hep C is blood to blood not saliva to blood. Just get tested if your worried.
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hey can you look at my situation too..its similar to the one you answered..
please let me know and should i get tested or continue living my life without worries?
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does that mean one in 10000 or something....
and should i get tested or continue living my life without worry?
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About as close to zero as you can get.
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