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im sorry to bother u guys but...

hey .. i have a huge anxiety problem when it comes to infectious diseases specially hep c .. since i know it can live in dried blood .. now my latest fear is that years back before i had internet at home i use to go to internet cafes and spend and hour or 2 .. few days back suddenly it hit me that i use to use the same mouse used by maybe hundreds in the same day and sometimes i had cuts in my hand or touching my eyes my knows .. i dont remember seeing blood .. should i get tested or im just crazy like my mom laughs and says!  
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By all means get tested.
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i asked a doctor we know to do the test he said absolutely not .. he knows my anxiety issues he said u touched a pc in a public place with a cut in ur hand .. how about the door knobs u touched all these years the money bills .. the cinema seats etc .. i kind of felt stupid ,, ill try to forget it .. thax guys
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96938 tn?1189799858
Listen to your mother. Don't know of any cases of animal to human transmission. Not even a mouse.
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317787 tn?1473358451
Hi there, I think it is a good idea to get tested.
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