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hcv exposure

i poked myself 1 week ago with a used glucose lancet that a nurse left on the glucose machine by accident. The nurse was almost a month old and the patient has hcv. is there a chance that i could get hcv? i am very worried because i'm pregnant. Please advice me
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1117750 tn?1307386569
minimal risk , i have shared these lances with people and they never get got it from me
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1225178 tn?1318980604
I would get tested in a few months... better safe than sorry.
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not sure I understand was the lancet a month old? hcv can only live outside the body for around 4 days. still get teated in a few months to put your mind at ease. best of luck
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