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Possible way of transsmision HCV?
I got a scratch from haircut on ny neck,
No bleeding just redness,few tiny superficial dots on skin are red,next day that pin head dots scabbed,superficial scratch nothing more than that,
I know a lot about HIV but what about HCV ?
He scratched me with electric trimmer,i dont know if it desinfected from previous client or not,i think it is not.
How risky is that?
Is testing warranted?
I read similar posts but,all posts are about cuts ,not scratches,i can not find same situation.
Thank you
No bleeding just redness,few tiny superficial dots on skin are red,next day that pin head dots scabbed,superficial scratch nothing more than that,
I know a lot about HIV but what about HCV ?
He scratched me with electric trimmer,i dont know if it desinfected from previous client or not,i think it is not.
How risky is that?
Is testing warranted?
I read similar posts but,all posts are about cuts ,not scratches,i can not find same situation.
Thank you
Best Answer
Not a risk
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Thank you for your answer flyinlynn,
Just tell me ,no risk is because i have superficial scratch without obvious bleeding?
Hcv transmission to occur ,needed deeper wound with bleeding?assuming somebody cut yourself with contaminated clippers,razor etc..
Ask just information purpose for future exposures and not ask questions like this.
Thanks again ,you doing good job here.
Just tell me ,no risk is because i have superficial scratch without obvious bleeding?
Hcv transmission to occur ,needed deeper wound with bleeding?assuming somebody cut yourself with contaminated clippers,razor etc..
Ask just information purpose for future exposures and not ask questions like this.
Thanks again ,you doing good job here.
Yes you need to have a wet weeping wound not a simple scratch that did not bleed. Hep c virus needs to enter the blood stream.
In order to transmit the hepatitis C virus, blood infected with hepatitis A must enter the bloodstream of an uninfected person.
Take, for example, a healthcare worker who experiences an accidental needle stick with someone who is currently infected with the hepatitis C virus. The estimated risk for infection after a needlestick injury or cut exposure to HCV-infected blood is approximately 1.8%.
Household transmission is extremely rare. While a small risk exists when sharing personal items like razors or fingernail clippers the risk is very small.
And again the virus needs access to your blood stream so not a superficial scratch.
Transmission / Exposure
How is hepatitis C spread?
The hepatitis C virus is usually spread when someone comes into contact with blood from an infected person. This can happen through:
►Sharing drug-injection equipment.
Today, most people become infected with hepatitis C by sharing needles, syringes, or any other equipment used to prepare and inject drugs.
►Birth.
Approximately 6% of infants born to infected mothers will get hepatitis C.
►Health care exposures.
Although uncommon, people can become infected when health-care professionals do not follow the proper steps needed to prevent the spread of bloodborne infections.
►Sex with an infected person.
While uncommon, hepatitis C can spread during sex, though it has been reported more often among men who have sex with men.
►Unregulated tattoos or body piercings.
Hepatitis C can spread when getting tattoos or body piercings in unlicensed facilities, informal settings, or with
non-sterile instruments.
►Sharing personal items.
People can get infected from sharing glucose monitors, razors, nail clippers, toothbrushes, and other items that may have come into contact with infected blood, even in amounts too small to see.
►Blood transfusions and organ transplants.
Before widespread screening of the blood supply in 1992, hepatitis C was also spread through blood transfusions and organ transplants. Now, the risk of transmission to recipients of blood or blood products is extremely low.
Hepatitis C is not spread by sharing eating utensils, breastfeeding, hugging, kissing, holding hands, coughing, or sneezing. It is also not spread through food or water.
Take, for example, a healthcare worker who experiences an accidental needle stick with someone who is currently infected with the hepatitis C virus. The estimated risk for infection after a needlestick injury or cut exposure to HCV-infected blood is approximately 1.8%.
Household transmission is extremely rare. While a small risk exists when sharing personal items like razors or fingernail clippers the risk is very small.
And again the virus needs access to your blood stream so not a superficial scratch.
Transmission / Exposure
How is hepatitis C spread?
The hepatitis C virus is usually spread when someone comes into contact with blood from an infected person. This can happen through:
►Sharing drug-injection equipment.
Today, most people become infected with hepatitis C by sharing needles, syringes, or any other equipment used to prepare and inject drugs.
►Birth.
Approximately 6% of infants born to infected mothers will get hepatitis C.
►Health care exposures.
Although uncommon, people can become infected when health-care professionals do not follow the proper steps needed to prevent the spread of bloodborne infections.
►Sex with an infected person.
While uncommon, hepatitis C can spread during sex, though it has been reported more often among men who have sex with men.
►Unregulated tattoos or body piercings.
Hepatitis C can spread when getting tattoos or body piercings in unlicensed facilities, informal settings, or with
non-sterile instruments.
►Sharing personal items.
People can get infected from sharing glucose monitors, razors, nail clippers, toothbrushes, and other items that may have come into contact with infected blood, even in amounts too small to see.
►Blood transfusions and organ transplants.
Before widespread screening of the blood supply in 1992, hepatitis C was also spread through blood transfusions and organ transplants. Now, the risk of transmission to recipients of blood or blood products is extremely low.
Hepatitis C is not spread by sharing eating utensils, breastfeeding, hugging, kissing, holding hands, coughing, or sneezing. It is also not spread through food or water.
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So I’ll repeat what I said
Not a risk
Not a risk
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