Fresh tattoo and Hepatitis?

[FearfulOfDisease]

Ok, so at work today some guy came in, and I saw he was covered in tattoos. I like tattoos so I asked him where he had his work done. He told me his friend does them for him in his basement. I asked if his friend uses an autoclave, and this guy said "a what?" which made me realize he knows about nothing as far as safe sterilization in tattooing.

Anyway, he was in the gym I work at today, ahd he told me he had his forearm worked on last night. It was hard to tell, because from what I could see, I didnt see any blood coming out. He sat at the protein shake bar to talk a few minutes and his tattoo touched the bar and I didnt see any blood.

Anyway, he bought some stuff, and i scrubbed my hands after handling his money.

My worry is going to work tomorrow. Should I be really worried about what I touch? The guy who came in after me is friends with the guy, so I dont know if he touched stuff that the guy touched. Then went back and touched the mouse on the work computer.

As you can tell, I am a hypchondriac when it comes to Hepatitis. Does this all sound like something I should be worried about? Or would it only be if he was leaving visially noticeable blood or bodily fluid marks behind?
Would the tattoo he got the night before, be likely to leave hepatitis around the gym? Would I be likely to get it, or atleast infect my hands or clothes by touching something he may have?
I asked if it was bleeding at all, and he just said "Last night it was".

I am really scared of cross contamination. Any advice would be very helpful! Thanks!

[meki]

Fearful...

Let's just explain this a little...

I'm married - have one daughter - whom I gave birth to while infected with HCV. My husband and I have had monkey sex on every day of the month for YEARS....

I have bled all over them - and  vice versa.

They are both clear HCV.

I don't think it's a casually passed disease --- I believe --- and while I'm no scientist --- I believe that it literally has to be injected or blood has to be pulsing on both sides for contamination.

I have NEVER met anyone with HCV that hadn't at one point in their life had: an injection, surgery or was born with it.

If you could find me someone that had NEVER had an injection --- never had dental work --- or surgery (thereby opening the body and creating a pulsing blood opening) and had HCV ---- then I would eat my shoes.

I'm not saying it couldn't happen --- I'm just saying that I've never seen it.

So I wouldn't worry overly much --- use proper antiseptic,etc.

And worry about other bodily fluid diseases and colds much more. LOL!

Meki
PS. However, I might consider turning in this tattoo artist who is not caring properly for his patients.

[FearfulOfDisease]

So even if I did touch a place he touched the day before, I really wouldnt need to worry?

Like I said, I dont even know if he had any blood or anything on his arm. His arm touched the counter and the counters white. I didnt see any blood. But I didnt know if there may still be infection left behind. Plus I was worried about handling the money he handled, incase he had touched his new tattoo earlier on.
Like I said, I kinda figured and hoped this was a way that doesnt really need worrying. But I still wanna make sure its just my paranoia. Because trust me, I am very very paranoid with anything that involves Hep C

[CockSparrow]

Its a two part process. Infected blood needs to find an entry point into your blood streem.
This can be through nicks, cuts and abrasions etc, but then this is not an effecient way to transmit HCV. Highly unlikely you have anything to worry about.
Not so sure about the guy with the tats though.
CS