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Shower and Blood
I went to a toilet for a shower...I noticed that theres a burning sensation between my legs i touched it and theres scratch between my legs...after my shower i wanted to check again if theres a visible blood...i used a tissue paper and i wipe that scratch and i noticed that theres a visible blood...
I want to know if my hand have blood and tissue have blood and i used to wipe my my scratch with blood...this is a mode of transmission of hepatitis?
I want to know if my hand have blood and tissue have blood and i used to wipe my my scratch with blood...this is a mode of transmission of hepatitis?
Thank you very much...before i used our toilet four of my brothers took a bath already...and my brothers done all the laboratory last two year ago and all came back negative...i think im only paranoid for this scenario.. i remember that before i touch my scratch i already wet my body so i think if i have blood of another person to my hand its already gone by the water..
Sorry for all the anxietes question...anyway i will try to go
Sorry for all the anxietes question...anyway i will try to go
"when will be the good timing of my hepatitis testing?"
Follow the link for proper testing procedure and lenght of time needed to be conclusive depending on which test you take.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0101/p79.html
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Follow the link for proper testing procedure and lenght of time needed to be conclusive depending on which test you take.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0101/p79.html
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Well, as usual, I am a slow typist and several posts were submitted while I was typing.
The other two people answered your question. There is an extremely low risk, if any, of getting Hep C in the manner you described. However, if you are worried, get tested.
"The incubation period (the time between initial contact with the virus and the onset of the disease) for hepatitis C ranges from 2 weeks to 6 months, most commonly 6 to 9 weeks."
Therefore, get tested in 6 months and you will know for sure and can stop worrying.
The other two people answered your question. There is an extremely low risk, if any, of getting Hep C in the manner you described. However, if you are worried, get tested.
"The incubation period (the time between initial contact with the virus and the onset of the disease) for hepatitis C ranges from 2 weeks to 6 months, most commonly 6 to 9 weeks."
Therefore, get tested in 6 months and you will know for sure and can stop worrying.
You said you touched the scratch on your leg with your hand.You said you then took a shower. Then you took a tissue paper and wiped the scratch and noticed visible blood (from the scratch, it appears).
If you took a shower you should have been clean. If your hand had blood on it, it should have been your own blood. If you took a tissue and wiped your own scratch with your own hand, whether your scratch or your hand or both had blood on them, it appears from your anectdote that the blood on your hand and the blood on your leg (scratch) were your own blood.
If you think about this clearly, you can see the answer.
In this situation, if you were not already infected with Hepatitis C, you cannot infect yourself with your own blood because there is no Hep C in your blood.
On the other hand, in this situation, if you already had Hep C, in which case your blood from both your hand and the scratch and the tissue would all have been your own blood and, if you were infected, all of those sources of blood would have Hep C already so it does not matter if you touched the scratch with your blood because you would have been already infected. You cannot reinfect yourself with your own blood if you are already infected because you already have the disease (if you are already infected).
On the other hand, if you want to know if your own blood from your scratch which got on your hand and tissue is infectious to someone else, the answer is yes, potentially. However, for you to give that infection to someone else in the scenario that you described, you would have to have your blood on your hand or leg and then find someone else with a fresh open cut and take your blood and place it into that other person's open cut. Unless you were doing some ritual or blood rite, that is pretty unlikely. However, there seems to be no other person in your scenario so no transmission could take place.
The short answer is that your description of what occured could not transmit Hep C.
Hope that helps.
If you took a shower you should have been clean. If your hand had blood on it, it should have been your own blood. If you took a tissue and wiped your own scratch with your own hand, whether your scratch or your hand or both had blood on them, it appears from your anectdote that the blood on your hand and the blood on your leg (scratch) were your own blood.
If you think about this clearly, you can see the answer.
In this situation, if you were not already infected with Hepatitis C, you cannot infect yourself with your own blood because there is no Hep C in your blood.
On the other hand, in this situation, if you already had Hep C, in which case your blood from both your hand and the scratch and the tissue would all have been your own blood and, if you were infected, all of those sources of blood would have Hep C already so it does not matter if you touched the scratch with your blood because you would have been already infected. You cannot reinfect yourself with your own blood if you are already infected because you already have the disease (if you are already infected).
On the other hand, if you want to know if your own blood from your scratch which got on your hand and tissue is infectious to someone else, the answer is yes, potentially. However, for you to give that infection to someone else in the scenario that you described, you would have to have your blood on your hand or leg and then find someone else with a fresh open cut and take your blood and place it into that other person's open cut. Unless you were doing some ritual or blood rite, that is pretty unlikely. However, there seems to be no other person in your scenario so no transmission could take place.
The short answer is that your description of what occured could not transmit Hep C.
Hope that helps.
Thank you very much for your all answer...when will be the good timing of my hepatitis testing?
"maybe i touched some bloods and directly touch my scratch"
That is a big " what if " question, I seriously doubt there was any risk involved but if you are that worried go get tested, then you will know for sure. Your question has been answered.
That is a big " what if " question, I seriously doubt there was any risk involved but if you are that worried go get tested, then you will know for sure. Your question has been answered.
After my shower i want to check if my scratch have blood so i used a tissue...the tissue is new i remember now because im the one open the tissue...my concern are i touched all the things in toilet and i touched the scratch with blood...maybe i touched some bloods and directly touch my scratch...Im so nervous now...this is 100 percent risk of hepatitis?
Seems to be a language communication problem here. Not sure if you really meant going to the toilet to take shower...at least I hope not :)
Don't really understand but if you are saying there was another persons blood on a tissue then you wiped your cut then yes this could be a means of transmitting HCV. Of course there are several things that would have to be in place for transmission, 1) the blood would have to be from someone with HCV (not that common), 2) the blood would have to be recent (within 3-4 days).
I think it is highly unlikely but get tested for your peace of mind. Good luck
Don't really understand but if you are saying there was another persons blood on a tissue then you wiped your cut then yes this could be a means of transmitting HCV. Of course there are several things that would have to be in place for transmission, 1) the blood would have to be from someone with HCV (not that common), 2) the blood would have to be recent (within 3-4 days).
I think it is highly unlikely but get tested for your peace of mind. Good luck
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