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Could i catch hepatitis from a tongue depressor?

Could i catch hepatitis from a tongue depressor since the doctor didn't wear gloves? and also could i catch it from flushing a public tolite? Thanks
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on the contrary people with hbvdna und can infect only by blood (saliva and semen are hbvdna und too)
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it depends people in immune tollerance with very high hbvdna and high hbvdna in general can infect although very rare by saliva and deep kissing, deep kissing trasmission has just been reported in an article a couple of days ago

tongue depressors are monouse where that stupid doctor got it from a century ago tool?
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No.
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