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janet_douleb
i usually take my blood sugar levels through accu chek and you know the lancet that pricks the finger it makes a small hole after that i touched dry blood is this small tiny opening a risk for hepatitis ?
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It's highly unlikely. Infection occurs from blood to blood contact; blood must enter the bloodstream.
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