Oh willbb, I could tell you some stories. We've run the gamut from fish bones to car tires. It's always the same whenever we say no risk.....that's when the what if scenarios start. I have no inclination to expound on anything after that.
Not to be argumentative but (lol), Dr Hook seems to be pretty respected in his field (infectious disease). Dr of the year 2002-2006 in the US. But anyway here is the original thread.
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/HIV--Hep-C-and-cocaine-straws/show/645032
Maybe HCV is easier to get with IV drugs because it's injected directly into the bloodstream. I don't presume to know, just passing along info from someone that knows far more than I ever will.
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
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.
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.
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