injury after successful treatment

[painterlady13]

I treated and cleared Hep C 5 years ago, 48 weeks, riba and Ifn.  Cleared within the first 6 weeks and stayed that way last test 3 years ago.
Last thursday I cut myself rather badly at work and while I took care of it and didn't let anyone help (habit)  I wonder if I needed to be so paranoid about accepting help.  Back then, my doc said that since I cleared the virus, I didn't have it anymore but that was a couple years ago.  I wonder if the understanding is the same.
I must admit I haven't stayed up to date on this since I cleared.

[painterlady13]

Thank you, I was quite concerned but then I had an inkling later that I over-reacted about it.  

[Advocate1955]

However, others can transmit blood borne pathogens to you when administering first aid, so it is always preferable for people to use universal precautions.
Advocate1955

[JennyPenny]

Actually can-do-man, you would have been better off choosing to use measles or mumps to make your point. Although shingles is not contagious as shingles, can cause chicken pox in people who have never had that virus.

Painterlady, with the virus undetected, you cannot pass it on to someone. As can-do said, you can't pass on what you don't have.

[can-do-man]

No need to worry as you can't pass something you don't have. More then likely when you was a kid you had chicken poxs but one now doesn't worry about giving them to someone else because they are gone even though you still have the antibodies. Same with Hep-C