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Hepatitis C, am I at risk?

Long story short I got a bit of blood on my hand from someone who had Hep C.  The blood was very minimal and I had no open cuts or wounds.  I only had a very very small mosquito bite on my middle finger which has already healed.

When I found out the person had Hep C I immediately washed my hands several times and very thoroughly.  What are my risks here?
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If you was to be completed sure about it, get her testse
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6708370 tn?1471490210
none whatsoever
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No risk
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Almost zero. Provided you do not engage in activities that create direct blood to blood interaction with an HCV infected person you most unlikely to catch the disease.

http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hcv/

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NONE!
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