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Hep c/ drinks with chewed lip?
Hello,
A good friend of mine was diagnosed with hep c a couple weeks ago... before she knew we shared 2 beers and I let her try my margarita ... now I chew the inside of my lip / cheek due to anxiety... always have done it. Anyway I don't believe I was bleeding .. and I asked her if she was thag night and she told me no....but let's say if I was and she was... what are the chances of me getting hep c this way ( sharing 2 beers/ margarita, with chewed inside lip) would salaiva kill it?
Hope this makes sense and someone can help :) thanks!
A good friend of mine was diagnosed with hep c a couple weeks ago... before she knew we shared 2 beers and I let her try my margarita ... now I chew the inside of my lip / cheek due to anxiety... always have done it. Anyway I don't believe I was bleeding .. and I asked her if she was thag night and she told me no....but let's say if I was and she was... what are the chances of me getting hep c this way ( sharing 2 beers/ margarita, with chewed inside lip) would salaiva kill it?
Hope this makes sense and someone can help :) thanks!
There is no risk to the possible situation you describe.
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Ok thanks! What I'm just worried about is the chewing of the lip inside, I read cuts can transmit the virus? Is this the same u think?
Esp if there is blood mixed in her salaiva? Is this a risk?
Hep c infected blood must enter your blood stream through an open bleeding wound. There is no evidence of transmission in the manner you have described.
Hep c is not easily transmitted if it was many more people would be infected.
Per the CDC
What are ways Hepatitis C is not spread?
Hepatitis C virus is not spread by sharing eating utensils, breastfeeding, hugging, kissing, holding hands, coughing, or sneezing. It is also not spread through food or water.
Is you friend seeking treatment for hep c? Hep c today is more curable than in the past with odds of cure about 98% for most people.
Hep c is not easily transmitted if it was many more people would be infected.
Per the CDC
What are ways Hepatitis C is not spread?
Hepatitis C virus is not spread by sharing eating utensils, breastfeeding, hugging, kissing, holding hands, coughing, or sneezing. It is also not spread through food or water.
Is you friend seeking treatment for hep c? Hep c today is more curable than in the past with odds of cure about 98% for most people.
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