Is this possible?

[Anyonymous41215]

Hello everyone, I must ask a rather strange question.  I have a friend who came over yesterday, he recently told me he has hepatitis C.  He was playing on my computer, mouse and keyboard, for a few hours.  He tends to pick his nose from time to time, from what I remember, though I didn't actually see him do so.

After he left, about an hour later, I'd been on my computer, using both keyboard and mouse.  Without thinking, I had put my finger in my nose.  Assuming any snot ended up on my equipment, is it possible for hepatitis to transfer this way?  And if so, would it have died while exposed to oxygen, over the hour?

I'd still like the guy to feel welcome in my home, he's a good friend.  But I do tend to worry..  About everything.  Any comments would be very appreciated.

[missy60051]

Sorry that you have an inability to understand hep c.
Please educate yourself on the fact it's a blood on blood
disease.
I guess you can say questions like that can be rather insulting.
oh yes,
If you have had a tattoo,manicure, dental work,blood transfusions before 1992?,
shared razors or tooth brushes w/ some one who is hepc.  Get tested.

boogers are free of HEP C!

[Anyonymous41215]

So are the jokes coming from the EXTREME unlikelihood of this happening?

[FlGuy]

If I were to pick a phrase, extremely unlikely would be about it. But, who really nose?

[mremeet]

Yes, the jokes are making light of the situation because of the silliness of the idea of getting an HCV infection from a foreign booger to nose route. But seriously, it would be a good idea to be tested for HCV just for GP's. The vast majority of us that are HCV infected had the disease for many many years before even finding out we had it (like myself). Most have no symptoms of it, and it can take decades to start to wear on you so you'd notice anything. And some haven't the slightest idea where they got it, with no known/obvious risk factors (like IV drug use). So if you're the worrying type, have yourself tested for HCV just for the hell of it, it's actually a good idea for everyone to be tested...and not because of any boogery risk factor you might have. ;-)

[FlGuy]

Just to put your mind at ease a little bit...Many of use here have had hep-c for 20-30 years, are married, have families and are in much close proximity to transmission oppoutunities than you and your friend, and all is okey dokey..

[Anyonymous41215]

I'm really sorry, I did not mean to be insulting at all, though I do see how it was..  I just wasn't sure how to get an answer without being as direct as possible.  I haven't been feeling very well lately, for unrelated reasons, so I've been very paranoid lately.  I very much appreciate the responses.