Hep c. from barber shop,

[jpuk]

Hi everyone. last time I want to the barber shop and he cut me   a bit when he was triming my beard with an electronic machine a bit of blood came out, that am risk of hep c? I had a test negative after 10 weeks, that i need more test?

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[jpuk]

Help please

[jpuk]

Sorry for my inexperienced, so how can dry blood enter the blood stream? If just touching no risk? Thanks so much.

[flyinlynn]

That is my point it can't

[jpuk]

Hi, I am from malta a small island in Europe. He wipe and put white powder (terra) on it before he use it on me. Thanks for your help.

[jpuk]

6 months?  Not 3? , thanks for your answer

[flyinlynn]

Results may be reliable at 10 weeks but for those with compromised immune systems for example for people I fected with HIV it is possible to take up to 6 months for antibodies to reach detectable levels so to totally ensure reliable results it can take up to 6 months.

However if you did not experience blood to blood contact you are not at risk. Hep c infected blood must enter your blood stream to transmit hep c

[flyinlynn]

What country did this occur? Does the barber not clean their equipment between customers? Also the electric trimmers would have to have cut someone who is currently infected with hep c and in the US that is only about 1% of the population.

Even  in the situation where he healthcare worker experiences an accidental needlestick involving a patient with known hepatitis C the risk of transmission in that circumstance is only about 1.8% so you can see that your risk would be appreciably that much lower.

[flyinlynn]

Very low risk if concerned wait6 months to be entirely confident in results

[jpuk]

Any one please?