Risk?

[lander454890]

Hello, thank you all for your help, I have a few questions to ask regarding possible risks.  Please give me your advice on this.

1. I was picking up trash on a construction site the other day and I picked up a board with spit on it and it got on my fingers. I have some small cuts and some dry cracked skin. I was not bleeding at all. Is there a risk from this?

2. I had a new cut on my finger maybe 10 minutes old that was NOT bleeding anymore and I pumped gas and opened the door at the gas station etc touching things with that finger. I am not sure what is on the door handles etc. what is my risk from something like this?

3. Is kissing or sharing a drink or food proven to be a risk for HCV infection?


Thank you so much everyone.

[Diane12855]

"Just to make sure you understand completely. The virus, which is in an infected person's blood has to get inside of your blood stream"

I really can't figure out what you aren't getting here.

Is the blood on your finger your blood, or the person who pumped gas before you? Did you cut yourself on the gas pump that had their blood on it? If not, the answer is NO.

Diane

[Trinity4]

Get tested, you can never be too careful.

[Diane12855]

I'm beginning to think that we should answer all of the "what if" people the way you just did... it would save my poor fingers from having to write the details over and over, especially since they don't seem to read them anyhow.

Diane

[Trinity4]

Ah, you're catching on.  Don't worry, it only took me about three years to pick up on that one.  Shuts it down quite nicely.  Can't dispute advise to get tested.  

[James10500]

Just thought I'd post what Dr. Hook had to say about it.  I knew cocaine nasal was a possibility but I never heard anyone describe how much blood had to be present.  So if that much blood has to be present when you jam a straw up your nose.  It be tough to figure touching a gas pump without any blood on it could cause Transfer Hep C.

[willbb]

To; Diane    We could copy and paste

Don:t shake hands,don"t fight (esp. if the other person spits,) don"t get a haircut, don"t go to Asian massage parlors,don"t get a haircut, don"t let your thingy get bruised, don"t open car doors, don"t turn on light switches  . If folks would just stop all this stupid behavior  we could wipe out this disease in no time flat!! :)

WILL