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encounter with a home access test
I recently went to pick up a home access hiv test from walgreens. when i got home i noticed that the side of the box had been opened. and there appeared to be dried blood on the inside of the box. while i dont know if the box was tampered with, i am worried that it could have been. i know hiv is not a possibility but what about hepatitis c. I definitely touched the red marks, should i be worried? thank you.
Try and find a HCV tester kit to go with the HIV tester kit and you'll be in business - unless of course there is more blood on that one then you might have to look into other pathogens as well.
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-C/To-all-newcomers/show/1333221
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-C/To-all-newcomers/show/1333221
You had absolutely no risk for any kind of viral transmission from this, even if what you saw on the box was dried blood. No worries, and you have absolutely no reason to test for HIV or Hep C. You're just fine. I promise.
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