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please i need your help

i ate shawarma sandwich  last week when I was on trip to Iraq  but unintentionally i did not noticed there is a slice of lemon inside the sandwich  prepared to add lemon to the sandwich the slice  was contaminated with a blood when i felt it i throw the slice from my mouth I have some damaged and broken teeth due to decay and some sores in my mouth now I developed diarrhea since 4 days when I came back to my country I am so worry of contract hepatitis C  please let me know when I can test post exposure please I will pray for god to protect me may god bless you please help me and advise me what should I do now ?
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  Oral contact of blood, with a mouth sore, is much less likely to infect you then, say..getting a blood transfusion, or using an infected syringe.
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You should also be checked for Hepatitis A & B at the same time and get
the required shots to prevent Hepatitis A & B.  Also, you wait for 12 weeks to be tested for Hepatitis C because 20% of people clear the virus on their own.
So you could test positive if you test to soon.

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2059648 tn?1439766665
It takes 3-12 weeks to appear.  I would wait for 12 weeks before testing.
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