Can HCV transmitter through using someone else pipe or shisha .

[Petergendy]

I smoked a shisha yesterday & i think that the waiter didn't changed the nozzle of it , so i think i used someone's nozzle , that's why before smoke it i soaked it in a hot cup of tea for 15 seconds & today when i sprayed an eau de toilette on my face i felt a burning sensation on my lips & when i focused in the miror i found that i have cracked lips . Can hepatitis C or Hiv transmettre by this way .
i was on the beach in Egypt & it was 28 Degree Celsius .

[Livelife777]

Doubtful my friend.  Kissing is not a risk factor and that would be even more invasive.  You would have to be bleeding, and the person before you would also need to harbor the virus and be bleeding....unlikely!
Good example for you....I was married for 20 years and had 2 children.  Didn't know that I was carrying the Hep C virus.  As you can clearly imagine what childbirth and personal intimacy would entail, no one in my family has
the virus.
Rest my case.   Your decision!!!
....Kim

[can-do-man]

I agree with OH  it is blood to blood.The way you described I don't see any risk. If your worried get tested for peace of mind... Good luck

[Petergendy]

Thanks dear for your quick response but i was afraid if the one smoked it before me had also a cracked or wounded lips like me .

[orphanedhawk]

Hep C is transmitted from blood to blood only.