 | ||
   | ||
Email
Glossary |
|
Can you contract Hep C from a straw???? Mar 17, 2004 About two weeks ago I did some coke and used the same straw with a person exposed with hepatitis C. I would like to get tested ASAP should I wait 4 more weeks? Would you consider this a high risk contact especially, if I was bleeding from inside the nose? Does the person exposed have to be bleeding from the nose also? Thank you for your attention in this matter. |
||||||||
 |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
 |
| Response from Dr. Dieterich
 Oh, that kind of straw! Yes you can! That is a risk that many people don't appreciate. There may be enough blood on the straw to transmit HCV. 2 weeks is too early to test but 6 weeks is a good idea. If you really want to know, ask for a HCV RNA level. Next time use a condom! DTD | ||||||||
 Get Email Notifications When This Forum Updates or Subscribe With RSS
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
Q&A TERMS OF USE
This forum is designed for educational purposes only, and experts are not rendering medical, mental health, legal or other professional advice or services. If you have or suspect you may have a medical, mental health, legal or other problem that requires advice, consult your own caregiver, attorney or other qualified professional.
Experts appearing on this page are independent and are solely responsible for editing and fact-checking their material. Neither TheBody.com nor any advertiser is the publisher or speaker of posted visitors' questions or the experts' material.
Review our complete terms of use and copyright notice.
